"Windows Security Warning"

[mr-es335]

Good Day,

I employ the use of various .chm data files, that is, Complied HTML Help files, throughout the course of the day - four in total. Of the four, only AutoIt, displays the "Windows Security Warning" dialog.

I have tired other .chm readers, but such tend to limit the overall effectiveness of the use of the HelpFile.

All of my efforts to correct this anomaly have failed.

Thus, is there anyone else who has had a similar issue as that I am presently experiencing, and whom has discovered a means of correcting this anomaly, I would very much appreciate knowing of this "fix".

Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all for your time!

Edited November 24, 2023 by mr-es335

[ioa747]

1. Right click on the . CHM you want to open and click on Properties.
2. Under the General tab, check the option called Unblock.
3. Click on Apply and OK.

[mr-es335]

ioa747,

Thanks for the reply...but I have already tried that...and here is what I observe:

[rudi]

Hi.

maybe https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/enable-activex-controls-in-internet-explorer-04774c30-617d-4de4-a028-0fe03d68b955 ?

 

what is the result, when you do in a CMD box a ...

dir c:\path\to\my\helpfile.chm /r

is the result presenting alternate data streams in your chm file?

 

C:\Install>dir c:\install\helpfile.chm /r
 Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung.
 Volumeseriennummer: 9450-A869

 Verzeichnis von c:\install

24.11.2023  14:54         5.282.424 helpfile.chm
                                129 helpfile.chm:Zone.Identifier:$DATA
               1 Datei(en),      5.282.424 Bytes
               0 Verzeichnis(se), 105.914.585.088 Bytes frei

C:\Install>

 

[mr-es335]

rudi,

I have tried any-and-all known methods..."No joy!"...

Thanks for this...interesting method to employ...

[mr-es335]

rudi,

regarding the link, "Yes! I have tried that and have tried anything and everything that I have been able to come across...no success!

You noted, "...is the result presenting alternate data streams in your chm file? "

My response: It would thusly, appear NOT to be the situation here!

Any other ideas?

Edited November 10 by mr-es335

[rudi]

• open a administrative powershell
• go to the folder the CHM file in question is located at, or possibly better, to the "main-product-folder" above.

get-childitem -r -file -force | Unblock-File -Confirm:$false

 

let processmonitor (google: sysinternals, process monitor) watch, what other file access actions might be involved, solve them.

Edited November 11 by rudi

[mr-es335]

rudi,

I receive the following error:

Edited November 12 by mr-es335

[rudi]

please post the resulting TEXT (not screenshot) of powershell, when submitting these lines:

PS C:\temp> $psversiontable

PS C:\temp> systeminfo | findstr "system"

PS C:\temp> get-command unblock*

 

[mr-es335]

rudi,

For whatever reasons, all that I receive are errors!

[rsn]

Looks like a broken or an old version of powershell.

Maybe try:

PS C:\> get-host

or

PS C:\> $PSVersionTable

so we can get a handle on some syntax here. What OS are you running?

[mr-es335]

rsn,

Windows 7 Pro!

The above two commands....do nothing on my system!!

I AM somewhat surprised that I appear to be the only one that has experienced this particular issue?!?

Edited November 14 by mr-es335

[ioa747]

have you the following entry in the registy?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000003

 

or better
what do you have in the next key?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x]

Edited November 14 by ioa747

[mr-es335]

ioa747,

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\ItssRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001

[ioa747]

"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001  is ok

https://mskb.pkisolutions.com/kb/892675

I suggest you add plus the following and try

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001

and

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001

ms05-026-a-vulnerability-in-html-help-could-allow-remote-code-execution

Edited November 14 by ioa747

[Nine]

Seems OP is entering 

PS C:\temp> 

on each command 

[rudi]

Copy the CHM file to a *FAT32* formatted USB stick and try it from there: FAT32 doesn't support alternative streams.

I cannot recall that I ever worked with a powershell version, that had not the buildin variable $PSVersionTable.

 

What OS (32/64bit) is your windows?

[mr-es335]

rudi,

Thanks for the "tip"...but still  "no go"!

Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit.

[rudi]

Try a different windows installation.

In case there everything is going smoothly, this installation is messed up and should be redone from scratch: There obviously a couple of thins are damaged.

[mr-es335]

rudi,

Done that. Windows 7 Pro on an older laptop, clean install...very same issues...