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Something weird is happening to my one of my computers. This just happen recently.

When I right-click a object in Windows Explorer (anything a mp3 file, folder, etc) Zonealarm tells me it is trying to connect to the internet. This is Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer. It tries to connect to my router and the port is the DNS port. I click NO to deny access but then it freezes the computer o_O. I been trying to fix the problem but no help. I did a virus scan. Check for spyware. Reboot many times. I don't see any reason for Windows Explorer to connect to the internet.

I checked Zonealarm logs and some of the logs says it trys to connect to Verisign.com and Verisign.net? Why would it try to connect there?

I didn't touch any of my Windows settings recently or did something out of the ordinary except the only thing I did recently different from my "daily routine" was upgrade Winamp to version 5 BUT I disable all the phone home in the perferences (even said no internet connection). BUT I installed this in the early morning today which had no problems what so ever. The problem only started in the afternoon where all I was doing was sorting files and browsing the internet for a while.

What can be causing this?

Open up windows Media Player and then go too tools, options. Under the player tab try removing the checkmark for "automatically acquire licenses". Verisighn provides digital certificate solutions and infrastructure needed by companies, government agencies,... just a guess on my part.

Found this in my latest bootlist e-mail from bootdisk.com, hard to say if this is your problem but have a look.
1) Last Nortons Update Slows Down XP PCs

Darryl posts - Today, when I right click on a file, it takes about 30 seconds for the menu to appear. It's taking me forever to do my work. What's wrong?

anonymous adds - Same issue here, both at the home and office PC's. Started yesterday (Jan 7). Any resolutions?

BooDog asks - For no reason my word and excel wont work. Any help?


*** The latest Nortons live update [1-7-2004] is the problem. For anybody else I'd suggest NOT updating your Nortons anti-virus for a week or until the problem is solved.

Workaround in the meantime:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sh ... 0810205113

Carey F. adds:
[Put Simply]

Right-click on your IE desktop icon and select: Properties | Advanced and scroll down to the Security heading. Uncheck the box next to "Check for publisher's certificate revocation" and click "apply" and reboot.

It appears that all the NAV files are signed with a certificate that expired 1/7/2004. Every time it tries to use a file, it's going out to VeriSign to see if it's really expired and if there's a new certificate available.

Hopefully Symantec will correct this issue soon.

Joe727 adds:
Just keep in my that Symantec calls it a temporary fix, and that at some point, Symantec should have a permanent one. At that point, all of us will have to remember to RE-check the box we just UNchecked.