Test of upload of zip file containing exe file (for Vivek N - Community Moderator)

[MartinHanak]

Test of upload of zip file containing exe file (for Vivek N - Community Moderator)

Yesterday I met the problem in https://community.ptc.com/t5/System-Administration/Mapkey-entry-forced-matching-and-timeout-reading-entered-mapkeys/m-p/975915#M31394 discussion.

Hi @vnamboodheri 

I dragged&dropped mapkey_show_and_run_2024-10-07.zip to below displayed area.

Contents of mapkey_show_and_run_2024-10-07.zip

I clicked Post button. Following error message was displayed.

I removed attachment and clicked Post button again >>> Success.

[AndrewK]

Hi @MartinHanak We're looking into this. Thanks for all the details and screenshots. I moved this to the community feedback board.

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

the problem is browser independent. I can reproduce it in current version of Chrome, Firefox and Edge browser.

[MartinHanak]

another upload test ... exe file created by QuickBasic QB64 for Windows

[MartinHanak]

... this means that it is not possible to upload exe file created by AutoIt (i.e. open_drawing_cr2.exe.zip)

Please ask Khoros, why their antivirus checker prevent uploading of open_drawing_cr2.exe.zip

[AndrewK]

Hi @MartinHanak 

Sorry it took a while to hear back, but Khoros did confirm the system blocks AutoIt generated exe files for security reasons.

[TomU]

@MartinHanak,

Try zipping it with a password (use 7zip or something similar).  The password may prevent the filter from interrogating the zip file.

[MartinHanak]

@TomU 

in test 2024-11-01 I use following procedure:

• I zipped exe file using 7-zip and ask it to split zip file by 100000 bytes
  • I thus obtained 6 files (*.001, ... *.006)
• I zipped these 6 files into single zip file
• I uploaded this single zip file to community successfully

[TomU]

Yes, that makes sense.  I suspect any approach that prevents easy access to 'look' inside the .zip file will probably work to avoid filtering.

[MartinHanak]

test 2024-11-01