Annoying Warning Popup

[Mr Octopus]

Hi there.

I've been having some trouble getting a particular macro to work (take a look at that odyssey here if you like - vbaexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?p=248002), but now that it's been a month since I started working on it, I've finally given up.

I'm using Windows XP on my work's computer network, and every time I open up Outlook 2007 (on any computer), I receive this pop-up warning:


"A program is trying to access email address information stored in Outlook. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date."

It then gives me the choice of allowing the macro access for 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, etc. I usually just give the macro access and continue with my day.

It's a tiny problem, but I'd like to try and get rid of this warning popup. I've tried deleting the macro in question from Developer < Macros within Outlook, but every time I reboot, the macro (and the warning popup) return, even if I just reboot and relog on the same computer. I've tried doing this on every computer I use on the network, and nothing seems to help. Am I going about deleting this macro the wrong way, or is this some nebulous network problem that I'll probably never be able to solve without calling the IT team and admit that I've been running macros without letting them know first? :giggle

Cheers for any help.

[dougbert]

Hi Mr. Octopus,

Here are a couple of possibilities I found on http://www.computing.net/answers/office/program-is-trying-to-access-email/3529.html:
1.) "Go to http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/security/. You can download a free program there that solves the problem."
2.) "It happened after Installing Acrobat6. To remove the error had to run setup again and select modify, under create pdf unselected Microsof outlook. It worked for me." (dougbert: I realize this was for Acrobat6, but consider it if you have Acrobat installed.)

Here's another solution using Visual Studio IDE from http://www.add-in-express.com/docs/outlook-security-manager-addins.php

...and finally, straight from the horse's mouth(?): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/i-get-warnings-about-a-program-accessing-e-mail-address-information-or-sending-e-mail-on-my-behalf-HA001229943.aspx

I hope one of these will help you.

[Charlize]

Try this one, off the house : http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16364

Charlize

ps.: my bad, delete this reply if possible.

[JP2112]

Have you:

scanned for viruses?
checked if an add-in is the culprit?
checked if any VBA code is running on startup?

Without knowing what's going on, I wouldn't just blindly allow access. You could be giving a malicious program permission to send emails on your behalf without realizing it.