RunProgram for Compiled EXEs Stopped Working

[JRL]

I have a script I use to compile. It has one line.

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RunProgram>%Script_Dir%\Extract_Compile.exe

It has been working for me for quite a while but it just failed when I tried to use it today.

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Information
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Error in : Compile
Line: 5 - Error Executing C:\Documents and Settings\dickl\My Documents\Macro Scheduler 14\Extract_Compile.exe (193:Ȍ)
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OK Abort
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I put the one line in Macro Scheduler 13 and it failed there also. This would suggest a Windows update caused the failure. Anyone know what might be going on?

If I change RunProgram> to ExecuteFile> the script works fine. RunProgram >Notepad works fine so apparently only unsigned executables fail?

[hoangvo81]

but try adding
LET>RP_ADMIN=1

before the runprogram

i had issue with runprogram but adding that seems to work in mine.. even though i am an admin on the pc.

[JRL]

I had tried that earlier and got a windows crash message but I was attempting to run under my credentials which have admin privileges. Just used administrator credentials and it worked. If this is the new normal, I'm going to shorten the administrator password.

[JRL]

hoangvo81, Thanks for your input. Very much appreciated.


My new program. No longer one line but it works.

What good is "security" that is this easy to bypass?

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LabelToVar>ScriptText,vData
DeleteFile>%temp_dir%BypassSecurity.scp
WriteLn>%temp_dir%BypassSecurity.scp,wres,vData

ExecuteFile>%temp_dir%BypassSecurity.scp

ExecuteFile>%Script_Dir%\Extract_Compile.exe

/*
ScriptText:
Let>WW_TIMEOUT=5
WaitWindowOpen>Open File - Security Warning
Wait>1
Send>r
*/

[hoangvo81]

have you try turning off UAC on that PC? and see if that helps?

[JRL]

No. UAC is probably a good thing. I'd feel really stupid if I turned it off then infected my computer.

I was just surprised by the initial failure. Then surprised again by how easy it is to write a program that defeats Window's security. That said, my code actually runs a program from a program. The first program is running and completes the security question for the second program. I doubt you could create a single executable that has the ability to bypass the UAC.

Anyone have any ideas on how that might be done?

[hoangvo81]

also UAC in windows 8's look and feel is different than 7 but thats a good challenge, i m curious.