On 5/22/2017 9:00 PM, Cindy Chan wrote:
> Hi, Rory,
> 
> Thank you for your suggestions, but  I do not see how the checksum for 
> extension can prevent Norton to remove the language pack download for Open 
> Office 4.1.3 as I don't even have a chance to see the file.
> 
> Please enlighten. 
> 
> Cindy 
> 
> On May 22, 2017, at 7:19 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 23 May 2017 00:14:44 +0200
> Regina Henschel <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Cindy,
>>
>> which language pack?
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Regina
> 
> One can, using the methods described in 
> https://www.openoffice.org/download/checksums.html, verify that the extension 
> is as it left the code factory.
> 
> RoryOF
> 
> 
>> Cindy Chan schrieb:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> This is the first time I contact Open Office for Support.
>>>
>>> I am running Window 7 and Norton Internet Security.  Norton remove the
>>> language pack file because it is considered unsafe under "WS.Reputation.1".
>>>
>>> How can I tell whether the file is being "over-protected" by Norton, or
>>> if it is infected?
>>>
>>> Your advise is appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,Cindy
>>>
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> 
Cindy;

Your question was how to tell if the file was being overprotected or was
infected. The method suggested by Rory will verify that the file file
was unchanged since it was signed during the release process. If the
checksum's match then it is unlikely that the file is infected.

Regards
Keith


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