This file came from another computer (...)
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:44 pm
Dear Sirs:
I took the courage to write this post, with the hope that someone, competent, from your community,
will be willing to guide me in the solving of a difficult problem - at least for me.
Before exposing the problem with which I am confronting, I would like to confess you that I made an
extensive search, on various websites, looking for indications/solutions to my problem; but I found
nothing useful. I would also add that I am not the only one who has the same (unsolved) problem.
The description of the problem:
Every type of file, downloaded with SRWare Iron 4.0.280, is marked, by the so-called "Attachment Manager",
from Windows XP SP2, as potentially "harmful". Therefore, when I right-click on the downloaded file, and I
select Properties, on the bottom of the Properties window there is the well-known message "This file came
from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer".
If I choose to unblock it, then the respective file is automatically deleted. Even from the Recycle Bin!
I had the same problem with Firefox 3. But I solved it. And here's how:
1. I typed in the address bar "about:config";
2. I scrolled down the displayed page till the setting named "browser.download.manager.ScanWhenDone";
3. I changed the above mentioned setting to False;
4. I closed the configuration window and I restarted the browser.
Now, any file downloaded with Firefox is "clean".-
Note: only Firefox 3.X and Chrome/Iron have these problem. IE 8, Opera 9/10, K-Meleon and QtWeb do not have it.
I have not tested Safari, yet. It seems that these two browsers are trying to "implant" themselves too "deep", in the
Operating System. They are violating some "default" security rules. Windows is "rejecting" them. And only them.
I said to myself: let's try a more general solution. And I clicked: Start, Run; then I typed "gpedit.msc", then Enter/OK.
Then I selected the Attachment Manager (User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components ->
Attachment Manager).
Then I Enabled: Do not preserve zone information in file attachments (which is valid only for new files). OK; and then I
restarted the PC. (The command "Gpupdate /force", in the Run box, has the same effect.)
The result? The problem persists: every type of file downloaded with Iron continues to be marked as "dangerous". All
the files have [alternate data] streams associated with them. Despite the fact that I made the modification described.
My question is: how can I FORCE Iron to behave like any other browser?
Is there a "secret" command, with a syntax similar to the ones specific to Firefox, or Opera, able to solve the problem?
["about:net-internals" is useless.]
I thank you for your attention.-
I took the courage to write this post, with the hope that someone, competent, from your community,
will be willing to guide me in the solving of a difficult problem - at least for me.
Before exposing the problem with which I am confronting, I would like to confess you that I made an
extensive search, on various websites, looking for indications/solutions to my problem; but I found
nothing useful. I would also add that I am not the only one who has the same (unsolved) problem.
The description of the problem:
Every type of file, downloaded with SRWare Iron 4.0.280, is marked, by the so-called "Attachment Manager",
from Windows XP SP2, as potentially "harmful". Therefore, when I right-click on the downloaded file, and I
select Properties, on the bottom of the Properties window there is the well-known message "This file came
from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer".
If I choose to unblock it, then the respective file is automatically deleted. Even from the Recycle Bin!
I had the same problem with Firefox 3. But I solved it. And here's how:
1. I typed in the address bar "about:config";
2. I scrolled down the displayed page till the setting named "browser.download.manager.ScanWhenDone";
3. I changed the above mentioned setting to False;
4. I closed the configuration window and I restarted the browser.
Now, any file downloaded with Firefox is "clean".-
Note: only Firefox 3.X and Chrome/Iron have these problem. IE 8, Opera 9/10, K-Meleon and QtWeb do not have it.
I have not tested Safari, yet. It seems that these two browsers are trying to "implant" themselves too "deep", in the
Operating System. They are violating some "default" security rules. Windows is "rejecting" them. And only them.
I said to myself: let's try a more general solution. And I clicked: Start, Run; then I typed "gpedit.msc", then Enter/OK.
Then I selected the Attachment Manager (User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components ->
Attachment Manager).
Then I Enabled: Do not preserve zone information in file attachments (which is valid only for new files). OK; and then I
restarted the PC. (The command "Gpupdate /force", in the Run box, has the same effect.)
The result? The problem persists: every type of file downloaded with Iron continues to be marked as "dangerous". All
the files have [alternate data] streams associated with them. Despite the fact that I made the modification described.
My question is: how can I FORCE Iron to behave like any other browser?
Is there a "secret" command, with a syntax similar to the ones specific to Firefox, or Opera, able to solve the problem?
["about:net-internals" is useless.]
I thank you for your attention.-