Guest AliceZ Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I had a pop-up today from NIS firewall asking if I would allow a program "infocard.exe" to allow a program to connect to a DNS server. Not knowing what it was, I clicked Block. You can only choose Block or Allow. There is no Allow This Time or Block This Time. Nor could I close the box. I have done some checked and found that the following is in the NIS Firewall section: "windows cardspace." And when I put the cursor over it, I see the following information, which I believe to that program that was trying to access the DNS. "c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v3.0\windows.communication foundation\infocard.exe" and it has "Block All" next to it. My question is, can I leave it that way? Or must I / should I change it to Permit All? Is it really that important a program and could problems ensue if it remains at Block All and is not changed to Permit All? Hope someone can help. Quote
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Ask Norton Support about this: You paid for it with your subscription. AliceZ wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I had a pop-up today from NIS firewall asking if I would allow a program > "infocard.exe" to allow a program to connect to a DNS server. > Not knowing what it was, I clicked Block. > You can only choose Block or Allow. There is no Allow This Time or Block > This Time. Nor could I close the box. > > I have done some checked and found that the following is in the NIS > Firewall > section: > "windows cardspace." > > And when I put the cursor over it, I see the following information, which > I > believe to that program that was trying to access the DNS. > > "c:windowsmicrosoft.netframeworkv3.0windows.communication > foundationinfocard.exe" > > and it has "Block All" next to it. > > My question is, can I leave it that way? Or must I / should I change it to > Permit All? > Is it really that important a program and could problems ensue if it > remains > at Block All and is not changed to Permit All? > > Hope someone can help. </span> Quote
Guest Peter Foldes Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Robear My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where to post her issue so I can send her the link Thanks -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eXYJPc2pJHA.4448@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Ask Norton Support about this: You paid for it with your subscription. > > AliceZ wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> I had a pop-up today from NIS firewall asking if I would allow a program >> "infocard.exe" to allow a program to connect to a DNS server. >> Not knowing what it was, I clicked Block. >> You can only choose Block or Allow. There is no Allow This Time or Block >> This Time. Nor could I close the box. >> >> I have done some checked and found that the following is in the NIS Firewall >> section: >> "windows cardspace." >> >> And when I put the cursor over it, I see the following information, which I >> believe to that program that was trying to access the DNS. >> >> "c:windowsmicrosoft.netframeworkv3.0windows.communication >> foundationinfocard.exe" >> >> and it has "Block All" next to it. >> >> My question is, can I leave it that way? Or must I / should I change it to >> Permit All? >> Is it really that important a program and could problems ensue if it remains >> at Block All and is not changed to Permit All? >> >> Hope someone can help.</span> > </span> Quote
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Sure: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...ps/default.mspx Is it Vista throwing a 0x800106ba error and is or was a McAfee or Norton app installed? Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Robear > > My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where to > post her issue so I can send her the link </span> Quote
Guest Peter Foldes Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 I have no idea. She does not tell me anything but when trouble arrives she contacts me.That's my daughter. Anyway I will pass it on to her and let her sort it out. I am sure she will contact me again with what is this and what is that Thanks Robear -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eSDlSv2pJHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Sure: > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...ps/default.mspx > > Is it Vista throwing a 0x800106ba error and is or was a McAfee or Norton app > installed? > > > Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Robear >> >> My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where to >> post her issue so I can send her the link</span> > </span> Quote
Guest Peter Foldes Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 As soon as I pressed send she wrote that Vista is throwing a 0x800106ba error and that is it. Nothing else at this point -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eSDlSv2pJHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Sure: > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...ps/default.mspx > > Is it Vista throwing a 0x800106ba error and is or was a McAfee or Norton app > installed? > > > Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> Robear >> >> My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where to >> post her issue so I can send her the link</span> > </span> Quote
Guest AliceZ Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Why are these different posts being added to my thread? I am not asking a question about Norton. I am asking a question about infocard.exe and whether it is an important part of windows and whether it will harm computer if it is not executed, etc. When is it executed? Does anyone know. I have WinXP sp3 Quote
Guest Peter Foldes Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Sorry Alice. But you had your answer from Robear saying that you should contact Norton Support about this: You paid for it with your subscription. I just needed to catch him for a question. Sorry that I hijacked you thread I was thinking that you already had your answer which you did -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C34A6D83-5236-40C5-89E7-32DD6ED75BBA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Why are these different posts being added to my thread? > > I am not asking a question about Norton. > I am asking a question about infocard.exe and whether it is an important > part of windows and whether it will harm computer if it is not executed, etc. > > When is it executed? Does anyone know. > > I have WinXP sp3 </span> Quote
Guest AliceZ Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 NP As I mentioned, my question is not about NIS. Iit is about the importance of the infocard.exe file and whether it is a REALLY necessary item. Some folks have said it is not that important and - Windows CardSpace (infocard.exe) appears to be nothing more than a password manager for websites you use. From what it reads, it uses "cards" to match your username(s) and password(s) to websites you store using CardSpace. I suppose it depends on how much you think you need to rely on it as to whether to block or allow it, but I don't think it's truly necessary. " I was just looking for some input from the WinXP experts on this board. That's all. alice =============== "Peter Foldes" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Sorry Alice. > > But you had your answer from Robear saying that you should contact Norton Support > about this: You paid for it with your subscription. > > I just needed to catch him for a question. Sorry that I hijacked you thread I was > thinking that you already had your answer which you did > > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C34A6D83-5236-40C5-89E7-32DD6ED75BBA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> > > Why are these different posts being added to my thread? > > > > I am not asking a question about Norton. > > I am asking a question about infocard.exe and whether it is an important > > part of windows and whether it will harm computer if it is not executed, etc. > > > > When is it executed? Does anyone know. > > > > I have WinXP sp3 </span> > > </span> Quote
Guest Newell White Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Infocard.exe is not necessary unless you want to share identity information with a web-site that makes mandatory use of it. FWIW I disable the Windows CardSpace service on all computers on our LAN at work, and on my own computers at home. Taking this step will certainly stop infocard.exe trying to contact external IP addresses. -- Regards, Newell White "AliceZ" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > NP > As I mentioned, my question is not about NIS. Iit is about the importance of > the infocard.exe file and whether it is a REALLY necessary item. Some folks > have said it is not that important and - Windows CardSpace (infocard.exe) > appears to be nothing more than a password manager for websites you use. From > what it reads, it uses "cards" to match your username(s) and password(s) to > websites you store using CardSpace. > I suppose it depends on how much you think you need to rely on it as to > whether to block or allow it, but I don't think it's truly necessary. " > I was just looking for some input from the WinXP experts on this board. > That's all. > alice > =============== > > "Peter Foldes" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Sorry Alice. > > > > But you had your answer from Robear saying that you should contact Norton Support > > about this: You paid for it with your subscription. > > > > I just needed to catch him for a question. Sorry that I hijacked you thread I was > > thinking that you already had your answer which you did > > > > > > -- > > Peter > > > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > > > "AliceZ" <AliceZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:C34A6D83-5236-40C5-89E7-32DD6ED75BBA@microsoft.com...<span style="color:darkred"> > > > Why are these different posts being added to my thread? > > > > > > I am not asking a question about Norton. > > > I am asking a question about infocard.exe and whether it is an important > > > part of windows and whether it will harm computer if it is not executed, etc. > > > > > > When is it executed? Does anyone know. > > > > > > I have WinXP sp3 </span> > > > > </span></span> Quote
Guest VanguardLH Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 AliceZ wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I had a pop-up today from NIS firewall asking if I would allow a program > "infocard.exe" to allow a program to connect to a DNS server. > Not knowing what it was, I clicked Block. > You can only choose Block or Allow. There is no Allow This Time or Block > This Time. Nor could I close the box. > > I have done some checked and found that the following is in the NIS Firewall > section: > "windows cardspace." > > And when I put the cursor over it, I see the following information, which I > believe to that program that was trying to access the DNS. > > "c:windowsmicrosoft.netframeworkv3.0windows.communication > foundationinfocard.exe" > > and it has "Block All" next to it. > > My question is, can I leave it that way? Or must I / should I change it to > Permit All? > Is it really that important a program and could problems ensue if it remains > at Block All and is not changed to Permit All? > > Hope someone can help.</span> Do a file search on infocard.exe. You'll find it in a Microsoft .Net folder. http://blogs.msdn.com/andyhar/ http://www.seattlepi.com/business/259391_infocard14.html http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163626.aspx You probably hit a site that wanted to use it. It was introduced many years (sometime in or before 2004) and was yet another stab by Microsoft at site security. I haven't seen it used anywhere that I visit. Apparently no one bought into Microsoft's new scheme. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/25/one...-rule-them-all/ "... consumers use the [password] over and over again ..." I don't. Every site that I visit that requires a password has a different password for my account there. I use an algorithm that can be used at a site that includes a portion of its domain name (which might be in reverse character order). I know the password because I can use my algorithm to remember it when I revisit a site. Some folks prefer to use password managers but then you still need to remember the password to protect your stored passwords. By memorizing a algorithm (which can be very short), I don't need to carry any software with me wherever I login. Quote
Guest VanguardLH Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 VanguardLH wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > AliceZ wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >> I had a pop-up today from NIS firewall asking if I would allow a program >> "infocard.exe" to allow a program to connect to a DNS server. >> Not knowing what it was, I clicked Block. >> You can only choose Block or Allow. There is no Allow This Time or Block >> This Time. Nor could I close the box. >> >> I have done some checked and found that the following is in the NIS Firewall >> section: >> "windows cardspace." >> >> And when I put the cursor over it, I see the following information, which I >> believe to that program that was trying to access the DNS. >> >> "c:windowsmicrosoft.netframeworkv3.0windows.communication >> foundationinfocard.exe" >> >> and it has "Block All" next to it. >> >> My question is, can I leave it that way? Or must I / should I change it to >> Permit All? >> Is it really that important a program and could problems ensue if it remains >> at Block All and is not changed to Permit All? >> >> Hope someone can help.</span> > > Do a file search on infocard.exe. You'll find it in a Microsoft .Net > folder. > > http://blogs.msdn.com/andyhar/ > http://www.seattlepi.com/business/259391_infocard14.html > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163626.aspx > > You probably hit a site that wanted to use it. It was introduced many > years (sometime in or before 2004) and was yet another stab by Microsoft > at site security. I haven't seen it used anywhere that I visit. > Apparently no one bought into Microsoft's new scheme. > > http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/25/one...-rule-them-all/ > "... consumers use the [password] over and over again ..." > > I don't. Every site that I visit that requires a password has a > different password for my account there. I use an algorithm that can be > used at a site that includes a portion of its domain name (which might > be in reverse character order). I know the password because I can use > my algorithm to remember it when I revisit a site. Some folks prefer to > use password managers but then you still need to remember the password > to protect your stored passwords. By memorizing a algorithm (which can > be very short), I don't need to carry any software with me wherever I > login.</span> This one might be easier to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CardSpace Quote
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 And McAfee VirusScan...? See Mow's replies in this recent thread (to which you also replied but I don't think KB931849 will be the fix in this instance): http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...7e9d7f6e294632b Now see this more-recent thread: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...f6b02097892d002 Windows Defender error when restarting computers with VirusScan 2009 installed: http://service.mcafee.com/faqdocument.aspx?id=TS100610 Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > As soon as I pressed send she wrote that Vista is throwing a 0x800106ba > error and that is it. Nothing else at this point > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote<span style="color:green"> >> Sure: >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...ps/default.mspx >> >> Is it Vista throwing a 0x800106ba error and is or was a McAfee or Norton >> app installed? >> >> >> Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:darkred"> >>> Robear >>> >>> My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where >>> to >>> post her issue so I can send her the link </span></span></span> Quote
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Please kindly ignore our little OT conversation. If you need additional assistance, reply to my earlier reply to you & please quote my post in its entirety, Alice. AliceZ wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Why are these different posts being added to my thread? > > I am not asking a question about Norton. > I am asking a question about infocard.exe and whether it is an important > part of windows and whether it will harm computer if it is not executed, > etc. > > When is it executed? Does anyone know. > > I have WinXP sp3 </span> Quote
Guest Peter Foldes Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I sent it off to her. THX Robear -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:epIjY79pJHA.4516@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > And McAfee VirusScan...? > > See Mow's replies in this recent thread (to which you also replied but I don't > think KB931849 will be the fix in this instance): > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...7e9d7f6e294632b > > Now see this more-recent thread: > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.p...f6b02097892d002 > > Windows Defender error when restarting computers with VirusScan 2009 installed: > http://service.mcafee.com/faqdocument.aspx?id=TS100610 > > > Peter Foldes wrote:<span style="color:green"> >> As soon as I pressed send she wrote that Vista is throwing a 0x800106ba >> error and that is it. Nothing else at this point >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote<span style="color:darkred"> >>> Sure: >>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...ps/default.mspx >>> >>> Is it Vista throwing a 0x800106ba error and is or was a McAfee or Norton >>> app installed? >>> >>> >>> Peter Foldes wrote: >>>> Robear >>>> >>>> My daughter has a problem with Win Defender. Can you let me know where to >>>> post her issue so I can send her the link</span></span> > </span> Quote
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