translate wants to use your confidential information stored in.....?

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translate wants to use your confidential information stored in.....?

I don't know why, but all of a sudden, I keep getting this message from my mail program. I keep saying Deny, but it comes back. I have searched relentlessly and have found no answers. Since the app is called translate, all I keep getting are translation information. Nothing to do with whatever is going on here.

Here is a copy of the message:

*translate wants to use your confidential information stored in "Exchange" in your keychain.*

I don't know if this is legit, or if it is something malicious. Can anyone with any knowledge in this, please enlighten me.

TIA, Billy

MacPro 2x2.26 Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 12gb 1066mhz DDR3, OSX 10.5.7

Posted on Aug 21, 2009 1:36 PM

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Answer 1

CT

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Aug 21, 2009 2:02 PM in response to billyb2

First the basics.

Which mail program?

Any third party software being used in conjunction with mail or to enhance the system? (e.g., There are translation programs which are meant to interact with mail, I think.)

What happens if you search your mac for the string "translate", any applications show up?

charlie

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billyb2 Author

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Aug 21, 2009 3:00 PM in response to CT

I am using Microsoft Entourage 2004. Have been using this app exclusively for ages, and have never heard of translate. Haven't installed anything to do with that either.

I searched my system as well as the internet and have had no luck with this whatsoever.

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CT

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Aug 21, 2009 3:31 PM in response to billyb2

I see. It may be that Entourage doesn't play nice with 10.5.8. Maybe someone who uses microsoft stuff will chime in.

In the meantime, I guess you could try repairing your keychain. (Select "Keychain First Aid" in the "Keychain Access" menu of the application Keychain Access in your Utilities folder.)

charlie

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