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10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
... well, I know they came from the internet; I just downloaded them! Even plain HTML files can't be opened without clicking that stupid OK button. Well, you'll be glad that the stupid OK button is there once the crooks have figured out how to cause a drive-by download in Safari plus launching that file (for example, exploiting that stupid "automatically open 'safe' files" setting that is sadly enabled in Safari by default). Of course, there's some reason for Apple to put the safety warning there, but ... if you know downloaded the files, because you wanted to open them, why not just get rid of that dialog box once and for all? That's the key issue here. If you downloaded them intentionally. If you didn't, that is the last barrier to save you from being pwned. [robg adds: ... though I wish there were some user control over when it would appear (for instance, opening said HTML files shouldn't evoke a warning dialog). ...] It should evoke that warning. By all means, it should. Because once you have downloaded that "HTML" file to your local volume, the Javascript inside that file gets a whole new set of privileges. For example, access to your local files (keyword: same origin policy). Guys'n'gals, before you start tinkering with the security settings of your machine, you should be 200% sure what you're doing. This hint is downright dangerous.
10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
> This hint is downright dangerous.
10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
A short reply to fbitterlich:
a file downloaded from the Internet is like a person that you have invited into your house
Downloading a file from the Internet is analogous to welcoming someone into your house. If you are downloading so many files from the Internet each day that you don't have time/energy to pause and consider whether each one is something that you trust, then it's like having a steady stream of strangers entering your house.
10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
because when you're downloading lots of files a day you will never think "oh, is this a really safe file? where did I download it?" before pressing the "OK" button on the warning message.Except that this warning only shows up with applications (and scripts) and only shows up when you start/run the application/script by double-clicking on it. All ordinary files you download are unaffected by it.
10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
Totally agree with parent. Those were wise words. You do NOT always know where things come from. As parent says, it's there to alert you to possible drive-bys. The whole quarantine system in launch services in 10.5 is there to protect you.
10.5: Disable the 'downloaded from internet' file warning
This is a an old thread, so I'll stick my head up and see what happens: With Safari's new architecture does anyone know how to disable this critter in Safari 5? |
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