Adding a removing the mark of the web via…

A quick post becuase this is useful for security control testing:

If you want to enable MOTW (mark of the web) on a file you can run the following PowerShell cmdlet:

Set-Content -Path '.\safe3.rtf' -Stream Zone.Identifier -Value '[ZoneTransfer]','ZoneId=3'

This will set the alterate data stream (ADS) Zone.Identifier value to ZoneID=3 (Internet Zone)

You can unblock this with

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