Re: Disable "open file security warning"

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ok, don't worry.

bye
Cesar


"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns970BE089CEF69veranoesthemutforsse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I would *not* follow this advice!
>
> Read carefully:
>
>>> The "Specify low risk extensions" included .exe
> and
>>> If the attachment is in the list of low risk
>>> file types, Windows will not prompt the user before accessing
>>> the file
>
> What this comes down to is: "Don't warn me when I try to run an
> executable file which I received as an email attachment, because
> .exe files are never dangereous".
>
> That's about the fastest way to get swamped with viruses!
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "Cesar Camargos" <cesar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 11 nov 2005
> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> thank's
>>
>>
>> "Cheech Chong" <user@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:43749c94.1471094181@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I used a Group Policy to fix this on my TS.
>>>
>>> On the Terminal Server or the GPO that controls the terminal
>>> server: User Configuration --> Administrative Templates -->
>>> Windows Components --> Attachment Manager --> "Inclusion list
>>> for low file types" set to Enabled. The "Specify low risk
>>> extensions" included .exe
>>>
>>> Description of "Inclusion list for low file types":
>>> This policy setting allows you to configure the list of low
>>> risk file types. If the attachment is in the list of low risk
>>> file types, Windows will not prompt the user before accessing
>>> the file, regardless of the file's zone information. This
>>> inclusion list overrides the list of high risk file types built
>>> into Windows and has a lower precedence than the High or Medium
>>> risk inclusion lists (where an extension is listed in more than
>>> one inclusion list.)
>>>
>>> If you enable this policy setting you can specify file types
>>> which pose a low risk.
>>>
>>> If you disable this policy setting Windows uses its default
>>> trust logic.
>>>
>>> If you do not configure this policy setting Windows uses its
>>> default trust logic.
>>>
>>> --CC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:30:43 -0800, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
>>> <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>From the TS FAQ at http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq.htm
>>>>
>>>>Q. When I try to run a program from my file server, I see a
>>>>"file download" warning box
>>>>
>>>>A. Internet Explorer Enhanced Security (IEES) restricts access
>>>>to scripts, executable files, and other potentially unsafe
>>>>files on a UNC path unless the UNC path is added to the Local
>>>>Intranet zone explicitly. For example, if you want to access
>>>>\\server\share \setup.exe, you must add \\server to the Local
>>>>intranet zone.
>>>>
>>>>Start Internet Explorer on the Terminal Server, go to Tools -
>>>>Internet Options - Security - Local Intranet zone. Add the UNC
>>>>name of the server where the application is located, something
>>>>like \\server.
>>>>
>>>>Or configure this in a GPO:
>>>>User Configuration - Windows Settings - Internet explorer
>>>>Maintenance
>>>> Security zones and Content ratings
>>>> Local intranet
>>>>
>>>>For more details, check this article:
>>>>815141 - Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
>>>>Changes the Browsing Experience
>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815141
>>>>
>>>>_________________________________________________________
>>>>Vera Noest
>>>>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>>>TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>>>___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>>>
>>>>"Cesar Camargos" <cesar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 10 nov
>>>>2005 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>>>
>>>>> Please, I need disable "open file security warning" in my
>>>>> Terminal Services. I have a app hosted in another server, my
>>>>> TS have only the shortcut.
>>>>>
>>>>> bye
>>>>> Cesar


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