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Comment from jmillar on 2009-10-30

2009-10-30T19:03:17Z

Aside from the fact that the new AES adopted by the US Govt and the world at large is called "Rijndael" and originated in Belgium, did it ever occur to anyone that most US namebrand computers with OEM Windows are built, set up and bundled OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES? The disk images must have been sent out to be installed before the machine is boxed. Is there a "non export version" of a consumer durable in today's globalized world?
Today this is a "non issue" and the absurd "export version" tag should have been quietly dropped.

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Comment from Rob on 2009-04-23

2009-04-23T22:51:07Z

@Simon
It may seem weird Simon, but they're completely correct. There was once a time when Apple marketed one of their desktop computers on the back of the fact that it could only be exported to nations with most favored status because it could do a gigaflop. Honestly, the Russians really were so far behind at the time that US home computers would have significantly improved their military potential.

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Comment from Stanley Ubanks on 2009-03-01

2009-03-01T10:17:55Z

demilitarized or not, it means it's not based on strong encryption.

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Comment from simon on 2008-11-22

2008-11-22T14:27:32Z

Are you for real? Demilitarised encryption? Haven't laughed so much in ages. And people are taking advice on here about securing their PC? Priceless.

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Comment from Eric Polin on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T14:43:23Z

Have you ever thought that we probably actually all have an export-authorized version (would it only be because foreigners tend to shop in the US and their computers are not scanned when they leave), and that the full encryption's distribution is only delivered to the military and the like? So that "export" rather means "demilitarized"?

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Comment from Mark on 2008-07-03

2008-07-03T15:05:00Z

So can this LSA Shell (Export Version) be blocked from accessing the Internet, or is it an essential system process? Occasionally it pops up in my Sygate Firewall Pro, and I say No with no problems.

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Comment from MARILYN LOW on 2008-06-24

2008-06-24T16:09:19Z

shall I allow this to communicate with Windows/system/32/zone labs/avsys/scanning process.exe?

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Comment from David on 2008-06-24

2008-06-24T11:26:25Z

I have a new (Mar 2008) Vostro 1700 laptop with XP-sp2, and it has the "export Version" as well.

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Comment from Taylor on 2007-12-28

2007-12-28T21:15:55Z

My Gateway laptop w/ XP Media Center Edition is about 2 years old and also has the Export Version.

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Comment from BINGO on 2007-12-16

2007-12-17T06:56:29Z

CAN YOU BLOCK THE LSA SHELL FROM THE INTERNET SERVER? OR WILL IT CAUSE SERIOU8 PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER AND CAUSE IT TO CRASH AND CAUSE YOU TO HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION PROBLEMS LIKE THEY SAY IT WILL? HELP

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Comment from David on 2007-08-29

2007-08-29T19:09:14Z

My hp pavilion with xp media center edition is about a year old and it also has the export version.

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Comment from Charles baker on 2007-08-22

2007-08-22T22:22:43Z

For what it's worth, I own a Presario with preloaded Win XP Home and my LSA Shell is an "export version" also.

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