Why does Windows 7 warn me before I run these EXE files I downloaded? I removed the zone identifier already
Here is one of the EXE files.
Why does Windows 7 warn me before I run this EXE file I downloaded? I removed the zone identifier already
I went https://www.adaware.com/free-adaware-protect-download/ I clicked "download your free protection", and downloaded Adaware_protect_Installer.exe
When I try to run it, it says
From the command prompt I can do
streams.exe Adaware_protect_Installer.exe
and it says :Zone.Identifier:$DATA 26
So there's a "zone identifier" there, I can delete that with streams -d Adaware_protect_Installer.exe
Then when I try to run Adaware_protect_Installer.exe it says
So the "file origin" has gone from "downloaded from the internet", to "hard drive on this computer".
But why is it warning me at all?
There are some EXE files i'm able to run with no warnings and not just MS ones e.g. C:\ffmpeg\bin>ffmpeg.exe