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antioch

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Feb 1, 2009, 12:50:54 PM2/1/09
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This is getting a bit silly - having been told by Updates that I need
KB951847, a couple of days ago, and not being able to find it in the
security update pages at MS, I now have another that has just popped up -
KB931906 for Capicom[whatever that is]. I Will Google :-(

It was issued in May 2007 - has it taken MS that long to figure I need this?
Goodness knows how many times I have downloaded updates, asked MS what I
need and installed SP3 like a good little boy.
I expect this sort of harassment from MS once a month on Black Tuesdays, and
not in between as well.

Oh well, another entry for the Hidden Folder, along with driver updates etc
etc.

Antioch

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Feb 1, 2009, 12:55:58 PM2/1/09
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Do you need assistance or did you just want to rant?

antioch

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Feb 1, 2009, 4:20:00 PM2/1/09
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Read it which ever way you like, PA :-(

Rgds
Antioch


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Harry Johnston [MVP]

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Feb 1, 2009, 4:41:04 PM2/1/09
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antioch wrote:

> [...] I now have another that has just popped up -

> KB931906 for Capicom[whatever that is]. I Will Google :-(
>
> It was issued in May 2007 - has it taken MS that long to figure I need this?

Most likely you didn't need it until now. Either one of the recent updates
installed CAPICOM or some third-party software did. If CAPICOM isn't installed,
it doesn't need to be updated. (No, I don't really know what it does offhand
either - something to do with encryption I think!)

Harry.

antioch

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Feb 1, 2009, 8:36:16 PM2/1/09
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"Harry Johnston [MVP]" <ha...@scms.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message
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Hello Harry
Thank you for your observations.
I found it in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Application Extension.
Properties show it was modified 15 June 2006, but it seems to date back to
2001.
Yes, it is to do with encryption - its Microsoft's
see here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms995332.aspx
&
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa375732(VS.85).aspx
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPICOM
Here it says it is discontinued and Microsoft suggests replacing CAPICOM
with .NET Framework's X509 Cryptographic Classes and a number of other
alternatives.
I would like to know how/who/why this discontinued application arrived, in
view of the fact that I have not downloaded/added any software to the
computer for the last three months. So I will read on, when I have time.

Rgds
Richard

Susan Bradley

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Feb 1, 2009, 11:32:07 PM2/1/09
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You stuck in a Windows mobile device to a computer and it enabled
capicom. WU then patched it.

Capicom is on systems but not in a 'used' date. You did something to
the system that kicked it into "used and now we need to patch it" state.

Ottmar Freudenberger

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Feb 1, 2009, 11:41:57 PM2/1/09
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"antioch" <ant...@home.com> schrieb:

> This is getting a bit silly - having been told by Updates that I need
> KB951847, a couple of days ago, and not being able to find it in the
> security update pages at MS, I now have another that has just popped up -
> KB931906 for Capicom[whatever that is]. I Will Google :-(

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931906 ->
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-028.mspx
-> Vulnerability Details -> FAQ for CAPICOM.Certificates Vulnerability

> It was issued in May 2007 - has it taken MS that long to figure I need this?

Because your system *now* makes use of CAPICOM (after having installed
a new software/ActiveX control and/or updates for that one) or at least
it's Certificates.

Bye,
Freudi

antioch

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Feb 4, 2009, 7:55:17 PM2/4/09
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"Susan Bradley" <sbra...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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Hello Susan
I am afraid that I have never attached any form of mobile device into my
computer. The only hardware attached are monitor, printer, sound system,
mouse and keyboard. All have been attached since the computer was built in
2006.

Rgds
Antioch


antioch

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Feb 4, 2009, 8:06:07 PM2/4/09
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"Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Hello Freudi
Where can I find the active X controls listed? - if such a list exists.
I will check that to see if there is a date and then try and match it with
System Restore, where I always note any changes on my computer.

Rgds
Antioch


Ottmar Freudenberger

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Feb 4, 2009, 11:38:51 PM2/4/09
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"antioch" <ant...@home.com> schrieb:

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931906 ->
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-028.mspx
>> -> Vulnerability Details -> FAQ for CAPICOM.Certificates Vulnerability

> Where can I find the active X controls listed?

See above.

Bye,
Freudi

Antioch

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Feb 5, 2009, 6:36:59 AM2/5/09
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"Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Hello Freudi
Yes, I have read the above link/s you gave - and I have read about the
various tools to search my computer..
What I meant was, is there a folder on the computer which gives a list of
all Active X controls installed on my computer?
Or are the above search tools the only way.

Rgds
Antioch

Ottmar Freudenberger

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Feb 5, 2009, 8:53:06 AM2/5/09
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"Antioch" wrote:

> What I meant was, is there a folder on the computer which gives a list of
> all Active X controls installed on my computer?

No. ActiveX Controls can float in whichever folder on your system - one of
the cruxes of ActiveX. http://nirsoft.net/utils/axhelper.html may or may not
be on the list of the tools to use.

Bye,
Freudi

Antioch

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Feb 5, 2009, 10:36:46 AM2/5/09
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"Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Hello Freudi
I didn't think it would be that easy.
Any way, I have done a bit more reading, and suspect the free Security Suite
provided by my IP/ISP might have something to do with it - I am waiting for
a reply.
Thanks for your help and support to others in this group.

Rgds
Antioch

Antioch

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Feb 16, 2009, 9:57:55 AM2/16/09
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"Antioch" <myoth...@elsewhere.com> wrote in message
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My IP/ISP has assured me that they do not use/have Capicom within their
services and certainly not in their Security Suit PCGuard Total.
The search continues.

Antioch


DrRisik

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May 13, 2009, 12:36:10 PM5/13/09
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Microsoft Update tells me I need CAPICOM KB931906 but it fails to install. I
can't find any information on what to do about this. Does anybody know?

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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May 13, 2009, 3:57:20 PM5/13/09
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To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific problems.
State your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP2)
in your first post.

mmkid

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Feb 5, 2010, 12:08:07 PM2/5/10
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how do I get rid of it?
--
thekid

MowGreen

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Feb 5, 2010, 2:16:59 PM2/5/10
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mmkid wrote:
> how do I get rid of it?


Try penicillin. If it lasts longer than 4 hours, call your Doctor.

MowGreen
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Feb 5, 2010, 5:00:54 PM2/5/10
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MowGreen wrote:
> mmkid wrote:
>> how do I get rid of it?
>
> Try penicillin. If it lasts longer than 4 hours, call your Doctor.

And keep scratching it until the itching stops.

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