Guest ProteanThread Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 http://www.rtdos.com/warning.JPG Recently I get the above program whenever I run anything (in this case a *.CHM file) from a networked drive, I tried checking my security settings, is there something I could have missed? -- Woodzy http://www.rtdos.com
Guest Dustin Cook Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Re: unusual security warning when running from a networked drive =?Utf-8?B?UHJvdGVhblRocmVhZA==?= <ProteanThread@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:76BD550D-220E-4C97-A979-4CCE06149745@microsoft.com: > http://www.rtdos.com/warning.JPG Have you gone from sp1 to 2 or 3? heh. It's part of, don't laugh too hard. windows ahem, security.. and executable/user safety. Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for file attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file types" and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open without it bothering you.... -- Regards, Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org
Guest ProteanThread Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Re: unusual security warning when running from a networked drive "Dustin Cook" wrote: > > Have you gone from sp1 to 2 or 3? heh. It's part of, don't laugh too > hard. windows ahem, security.. and executable/user safety. > > Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User > > Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows > > Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for file > > attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file types" > > and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open without it > bothering you.... > gpedit.msc is not available on home edition is it? I should have clarified that i get this error on both my home edition PC and my mce 2005 pc.
Guest Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Re: unusual security warning when running from a networked drive "ProteanThread" <ProteanThread@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FC29DB41-6D7A-4BF2-B565-349656BDA10A@microsoft.com... > "Dustin Cook" wrote: >> >> Have you gone from sp1 to 2 or 3? heh. It's part of, don't laugh too >> hard. windows ahem, security.. and executable/user safety. >> >> Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User >> >> Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows >> >> Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for file >> >> attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file types" >> >> and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open without it >> bothering you.... >> > > > gpedit.msc is not available on home edition is it? I should have > clarified > that i get this error on both my home edition PC and my mce 2005 pc. > Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these Web pages. Help with malware: All MS-MVP Sites. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 So How Did I Get Infected Anyway? For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of. -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email
Guest Dustin Cook Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Re: unusual security warning when running from a networked drive =?Utf-8?B?UHJvdGVhblRocmVhZA==?= <ProteanThread@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:FC29DB41-6D7A-4BF2-B565-349656BDA10A@microsoft.com: > "Dustin Cook" wrote: >> >> Have you gone from sp1 to 2 or 3? heh. It's part of, don't laugh too >> hard. windows ahem, security.. and executable/user safety. >> >> Run gpedit.msc, and go to Local Computer Policy->User >> >> Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows >> >> Components->Attachment Manager and enable "Default risk level for >> file >> >> attachments", and then enable "Inclusion list for low risk file >> types" >> >> and add to this list the file extensions that you want to open >> without it bothering you.... >> > > > gpedit.msc is not available on home edition is it? I should have > clarified that i get this error on both my home edition PC and my mce > 2005 pc. > > eek \, no, sorry it's not... -- Regards, Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org
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