Windows 10: All downloaded files are blocked, old files are now blocked or corrupted

Windows updated a few days ago. Since then whenever I download a file, it doesn't matter what type of file .jpg, .mobi, .exe, mp3, .pdf it is blocked. I then have to right click>properties>check the unblock box to unblock it. BUT then once that is done it doesn't matter what type of file I try to open or what program I use to open it with it comes up as an error the file is corrupted. It is not only happening with any new downloads it has also screwed up about 80% files that I already had. I have lost some expensive text books and redownloading has not fixed the problem.



OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home

Version 10.0.18362 Build 18362

Other OS Description Not Available

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Name LAPTOP-UI0SUOEH

System Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

System Model VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X420UA

System Type x64-based PC

System SKU

Processor IntelR CoreTM i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, 1800 Mhz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors

BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. X420UA.303, 6/17/2019

SMBIOS Version 3.1

Embedded Controller Version 255.255

BIOS Mode UEFI

BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

BaseBoard Product X420UA

BaseBoard Version 1.0

Platform Role Mobile

Secure Boot State On

PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View

Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1

Locale United States

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.18362.752"

User Name LAPTOP-UI0SUOEH\leggi

Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time

Installed Physical Memory RAM 8.00 GB

Total Physical Memory 7.86 GB

Available Physical Memory 4.17 GB

Total Virtual Memory 9.11 GB

Available Virtual Memory 5.55 GB

Page File Space 1.25 GB

Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Kernel DMA Protection Off

Virtualization-based security Not enabled

Device Encryption Support Elevation Required to View

Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes

Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes

Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes

Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

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Blocking of EXE file by network security programmes

The file is block by something called smoothwall. It appears to block most, if not all, .exe files from downloading. The file GPU-Z has been identified as a system tool.

I've notice that if these file are .7z or even .zip they most often get thru.

I've no control of this blocking process.

 

Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.

 

Blocking of EXE file by network security programmes

I have setup smoothwall in many lab and production instances and I have never seen what you are explaining. Whoever set it up must have changed some settings that is blocking this.