This file came from another computer.......

When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the bottom
(under Attributes) there is additional information:

Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to
protect this computer.
There is also an "unblock" button.

For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently.

The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the "Unblock"
button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is generating this
info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I have recently
reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue appears when
trying to run the program.

Also, have recently installed SP3.

Apart from Windows firewall, I am running AVG 8 (free),
SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot S&D (with immunisation), Ad-Aware,
SpywareBlaster and CCleaner.

The info may have always been there but I have just noticed it. Any
ideas?

Locate the file,go to run,type:SigVerif In SigVerif,browse to scan in area
of unknown file,run the test.And/or,simply delete it,microsoft for sure did
not
send it to you,it probably is a virus...

"Smirnoff" wrote:

> When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the bottom
> (under Attributes) there is additional information:
>
> Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to
> protect this computer.
> There is also an "unblock" button.
>
> For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently.
>
> The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the "Unblock"
> button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is generating this
> info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I have recently
> reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue appears when
> trying to run the program.
>
> Also, have recently installed SP3.
>
> Apart from Windows firewall, I am running AVG 8 (free),
> SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot S&D (with immunisation), Ad-Aware,
> SpywareBlaster and CCleaner.
>
> The info may have always been there but I have just noticed it. Any
> ideas?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:lZOdnVqzxqo7LBPVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@bt.com...
> When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the bottom
> (under Attributes) there is additional information:
>
> Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to
> protect this computer.
> There is also an "unblock" button.
>
> For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently.
>
> The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the
> "Unblock" button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is
> generating this info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I
> have recently reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue
> appears when trying to run the program.
>
> Also, have recently installed SP3.
>
> Apart from Windows firewall, I am running AVG 8 (free),
> SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot S&D (with immunisation), Ad-Aware,
> SpywareBlaster and CCleaner.
>
> The info may have always been there but I have just noticed it. Any
> ideas?
>

More info:

It seems to be related to files downloaded using IE. See:

http://www.nivas.hr/blog/2008/07/16/...uter-well-doh/

http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/image-vp592089.html

Would have thought a less complicated solution would be available.
However, as it doesn't seem to disrupt anything too badly, I'll just
ignore it.

One of the files I am referring to is the AVG installation program,
definitely NOT a virus.

Please see my other post.

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:FF404863-D89E-4DCC-96B0-0F8B29B60387@microsoft.com...
> Locate the file,go to run,type:SigVerif In SigVerif,browse to scan
> in area
> of unknown file,run the test.And/or,simply delete it,microsoft for
> sure did
> not
> send it to you,it probably is a virus...
>
> "Smirnoff" wrote:
>
>> When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the
>> bottom
>> (under Attributes) there is additional information:
>>
>> Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to
>> protect this computer.
>> There is also an "unblock" button.
>>
>> For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently.
>>
>> The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the
>> "Unblock"
>> button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is generating
>> this
>> info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I have recently
>> reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue appears when
>> trying to run the program.
>>
>> Also, have recently installed SP3.
>>
>> Apart from Windows firewall, I am running AVG 8 (free),
>> SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot S&D (with immunisation), Ad-Aware,
>> SpywareBlaster and CCleaner.
>>
>> The info may have always been there but I have just noticed it. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

> When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the bottom
> (under Attributes) there is additional information:
>
> Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to
> protect this computer.
> There is also an "unblock" button.
>
> For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently.
>
> The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the
> "Unblock" button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is
> generating this info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I
> have recently reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue
> appears when trying to run the program.
>
> Also, have recently installed SP3.
>
> Apart from Windows firewall, I am running AVG 8 (free),
> SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot S&D (with immunisation), Ad-Aware,
> SpywareBlaster and CCleaner.
>
> The info may have always been there but I have just noticed it. Any
> ideas?

You'll find that with certain files, especially ones like Help files not
provided by MS. You have to unBlock them before you can access the
entire file. Quite a few applications will react that way.

HTH