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RE: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files - Verisign issue actually
From: "Naren - Pactech" <naren () pactech net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 10:22:14 +0800
Thanks to everybody who replied .. I really appreciate it .. I will work on this and see if I can find something .. Naren T. Naren Technical Manager - Pactech Pte Ltd., Singapore Infocomm Security Solutions Distribution and Services pager: +65-95778725 office: +65-62711123 fax: +65-62703919 e: naren () pactech net w: http://www.pactech.net address: Blk 211, Henderson Road, #07-02, Singapore 159552 -----Original Message----- From: Dowling, Gabrielle [mailto:dowlingg () sullcrom com] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:57 AM To: jim () wangtrading com; naren () pactech net; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files - Verisign issue actually That is an issue, but I don't think it's this one. It appears a Microsoft Corporation certificate also expired yesterday. That certificate was used to sign a VBA project in the template that we found stalled our Word startup. I am attaching a screenshot in the event that such attachments are permitted to this list Regards, Gaby -----Original Message----- From: Jim Laverty [mailto:jim () wangtrading com] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:18 PM To: Dowling, Gabrielle; naren () pactech net; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files - Verisign issue actually It's Verisign issue actually. A certificate which Verisign used for signing SSL certificates has expired 1/7/2004. Read for more details: http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/08/1849245.shtml?tid=126&tid=128&tid= 172& tid=95 Verisign's notice: http://verisign.com/support/vendors/exp-gsid-ssl.html -----Original Message----- From: Dowling, Gabrielle [mailto:dowlingg () sullcrom com] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:35 PM To: naren () pactech net; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files .. Hmm, we are seeing similar issues with Word, which go away when we start remove one of our Word startup templates (and which also go away if we roll back the date on the PC). I suspect it is related to this: http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3294021 Regards, Gaby -----Original Message----- From: Naren - Pactech [mailto:naren () pactech net] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:41 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files .. Hi guys, I have a problem with a site .. When the PC is connected to the LAN, opening local Excel and Word files take abnormally long time .. disabling the AV does not make a difference .. and a lot of SYNs are shown to the Verisign IPs of crl.verisign.com .. 198.49.161.200 - 198.49.161.205 - 198.49.161.206 However, if the Network cable is disconnected, the Excel and Word files open faster ... with no connections attempted to crl.verisign.com .. Anyone have any idea what could be the cause ? Thanks in advance .. Naren ********************************************************************** This e-mail is sent by a law firm and contains information that may be privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and notify us immediately. *********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Ethical Hacking at InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $720 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less. We provide Ethical Hacking, Advanced Ethical Hacking, Intrusion Prevention, and many other technical hands on courses. Visit us at http://www.infosecinstitute.com/securityfocus to get $720 off any course! ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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