RE: Some abnormal behavior when opening excel and word files - Verisign issue actually

["Naren - Pactech" <naren () pactech net>]

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
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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


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