Unrelated:
https://download.electrum.org/3.0.6/electrum-3.0.6.exe
My Windows defender quarantined Electrum as soon as it got downloaded.
Virustotal scan dated 04/02 says its fine:
https://www.virustotal.com/#/url/af56490ea4f44e7be19e674a972718734f660d688d04374c4f496f2189e65dba/detection

Anybody else with the same problem