downloading .exe files

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Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes it
says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
 
Use FireFox

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"newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes
> it
> says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
> file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
> How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
 
It has worked with Firefox, thanks.
But why do i get this Windows error message when I use the Safari browswer ?
Any ideas ?

"Volodymyr M. Shcherbyna" wrote:

> Use FireFox
>
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> V.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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> "newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4744CC64-FB76-4355-9EEB-D5CDAB27A013@microsoft.com...
> > Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes
> > it
> > says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
> > file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
> > How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
>
>
>
 
What are you trying to download and from where?

"newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4744CC64-FB76-4355-9EEB-D5CDAB27A013@microsoft.com...
> Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes
> it
> says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
> file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
> How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
 
I tried to download some freeware from "superantispyware", a utility
recommended on a Zonealarm forum.
As I said in my earlier post, the download worked OK with Firefox, but not
when I used the safari browser.

"Nobody" wrote:

> What are you trying to download and from where?
>
> "newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4744CC64-FB76-4355-9EEB-D5CDAB27A013@microsoft.com...
> > Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes
> > it
> > says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
> > file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
> > How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
>
>
>
 
Safari Address Bar Spoofing and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
http://secunia.com/advisories/29483/

Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Spoofing System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

" Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian has discovered two vulnerabilities in
Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing
attacks or potentially compromise a user's system.

1) An error when downloading e.g. a .ZIP file with an overly long
filename can be exploited to cause a memory corruption.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

2) An error in the handling of windows can be exploited to display
arbitrary content while showing the URL of a trusted web site in the
address bar. "

Should Windows users boycott Apple's Safari?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/should_windows_users_should_boycott_apples_safari

If you're going to use Safari be aware of the 2 *unpatched* Critical
vulnerabilities it has and the means by which Apple is distributing it.


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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newcontributor wrote:

> I tried to download some freeware from "superantispyware", a utility
> recommended on a Zonealarm forum.
> As I said in my earlier post, the download worked OK with Firefox, but not
> when I used the safari browser.
>
> "Nobody" wrote:
>
>
>>What are you trying to download and from where?
>>
>>"newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:4744CC64-FB76-4355-9EEB-D5CDAB27A013@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download finishes
>>>it
>>>says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to this
>>>file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
>>>How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
>>
>>
>>
 
I don't know. I am not the developer of Safari.

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"newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It has worked with Firefox, thanks.
> But why do i get this Windows error message when I use the Safari browswer
> ?
> Any ideas ?
>
> "Volodymyr M. Shcherbyna" wrote:
>
>> Use FireFox
>>
>> --
>> V.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> "newcontributor" <newcontributor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:4744CC64-FB76-4355-9EEB-D5CDAB27A013@microsoft.com...
>> > Windows will not let me download .exe files.As soon as download
>> > finishes
>> > it
>> > says it "this file is potentially harmful" and "has blocked access to
>> > this
>> > file".The file does not appear in the "my downloads" folder.
>> > How do I tweak Windows XP so I can download useful utilities ?
>>
>>
>>
 
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