Re: Zip file blocked, but no Unblock in properties?

From: "photon209" <photon209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| I'm running XP/SP2 on a few machines here at the office, and they all exhibit
| this behavior - attempting to open certain zip files generates the 'windows
| is blocking files for your protection' popup, BUT when right-clicking on the
| zip file to get the properties, there is NO unblock button!
|
| Can someone explain how windows determins what zip files it will let me open?
| The files in question are not downloaded off the web or saved attachments
| from Outllook. They are from a Win CE device. Of course the files open just
| fine using WinZip or WinRar. My guess is there is something causing windows
| to flag them as 'dangerous'.
|
| I have already tried using the policy manager to disable 'default risk level
| for file attachments' and 'inclusion list for low file types'. Should I
| disable everything in Attachment Manager'?? Before I changed anything there,
| everything was set as 'Not Configured'. Will disabling everything risk much?
|
| I need this functionality as customers may not have WinZip on their machines
| and may just want to use the built in compressed folders ability of XP. The
| fact that I have seen this on 3 different XP machines with SP2 really makes
| me curious as to the mechanism of the Block/No Unblock button issue.
| Blocking is turned on but there is no way to turn it off???

You need to define where the ZIP file is located. Network share, mapped drive, email, etc.
Additionally what AV software is being used.

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Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


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