Re: A provider, Offprov, has been registered?

From: Antonio (tjq_99@hotmail.com)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "Antonio" <tjq_99@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:22:28 -0800

Thanks Roger,

Yeah, I had to reinstall/repair word the other day and I
guess that is where the message came from. That message
is sounds life threatening.

Roger have a wonderful New Year and thanks for the
immediate response!

Has anybody ever tried to push George into the river so
we don't have to see its a wonderful life anymore?

>-----Original Message-----
>As long as you are comfortable with having MS Office (at
>least in part) installed, then this is no big issue.
>
>What you are seeing is an informative message from the
>WMI system to let you know that some, potentially non-MS
>and/or potentially dangerous (to security or privacy)
code
>has registered to be run within WMI with elevated privs.
>
>In this case it is fine - but that does not mean it
always is fine.
>
>--
>Roger Abell
>MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA, MCSE both
>Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>"Antonio" <tjq_99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:015d01c2b0be$d8d1fb30$8ef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA04...
>> Hello and Happy New Year to all!
>>
>> I am using winxp home version, have builtin firewall in
>> operation, Plus another software based firewall
checkit.
>> What does this warning message mean from event viewer
in
>> admin for applications. Any help is greatly
appreciated.
>>
>> 'A provider, OffProv, has been registered in the WMI
>> namespace, Root\MSAPPS, to use the LocalSystem account.
>> This account is privileged and the provider may cause a
>> security violation if it does not correctly impersonate
>> user requests.'
>>
>> Is it anything to be concerned about? I hope not.
Thanks
>> and stay away from pina colada's they catch up with
you!!
>>
>> Tony
>
>
>.
>

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