You're welcome. Who is Girvin? Mrs. Grinch? On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Paul <pgnossi...@spin.net.au> wrote:
> Thank you Girvin, I appreciate your polite reply. > Paul > > > > On 14/12/2016 5:31 AM, Girvin Herr wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> It is good to hear someone who takes computer security seriously. Your >> questions are valid. >> >> I will try to answer your questions below. >> >> HTH. >> Girvin Herr >> >> >> >> On 12/11/2016 03:28 PM, Paul wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm a regular user of Open Office. Since a recent update (4.1.3), each >>> time I left click my Open Office desktop icon a message pops up requesting >>> permission to allow soffice.exe to alter my PC. I resent outside influences >>> asking to change my PC without first explaining why and what this means. I >>> have also found that by right clicking this same desktop icon and then left >>> click the "open" option the program launches as it had always done previous >>> to the update. >>> >>> What is this soffice.exe? >>> >> soffice.exe is the OpenOffice primary executable. The name goes way back >> in time to the StarOffice program, a predecessor to OpenOffice. I do not >> know why this confusing legacy name is not changed. There may be some >> dependency out there somewhere that expects this name for some reason. >> >>> Will it benefit my use of Open Office and how? >>> >> Yes, it initializes and runs the OpenOffice programs. >> >>> Is it a trojan, or other malicious file? >>> >> No. Unless it has been compromised somewhere other than OpenOffice.org. >> >>> What changes will it render on my PC if I allow it? >>> >> Unknown. But the changes it may make are required to run OpenOffice. >> >>> How can I remove it? >>> >> Probably by uninstalling OpenOffice. >> >>> >>> Your feedback will be appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> >> >> >> >
