I did an on line virus scan with Trend Micro and it came up with the
following information.............. "(MS00-034) Office 2000 UA Control
Vulnerability
Vulnerability Identifier: CVE-2000-0419
Risk: Critical
Discovery Date: May 12, 2000
Vulnerability Assessment Pattern File: 008
Related Malware: VBS_DAVINIA.A
Affected Software
· Word 2000
· Excel 2000
· Powerpoint 2000
· Access 2000
· Photodraw 2000
· FrontPage 2000
· Project 2000
· Publisher 2000
· Outlook 2000
· Works 2000 Suite
Description
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct unauthorized
activities via the Show Me function in Office Help, since Office 2000 UA
ActiveX Control is marked as safe for scripting.
(MS01-028) RTF Document Linked to Template Can Run Macros Without Warning
Vulnerability Identifier: CVE-2001-0240
Risk: Critical
Discovery Date: May 21, 2001
Vulnerability Assessment Pattern File: 008
Related Malware: W97M_GOGA.A
Affected Software
· Microsoft Word 97
· Microsoft Word 2000
· Microsoft Word 98 (J)
· Microsoft Word 98 for the Mac
· Microsoft Word 2001 for the Mac
Description
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute macros without user warning.
It is done by linking a Rich Text Format document to a template that contains
an embedded macro"
Could you please advise me as to where I could obtain down loads to protect
me against these problems,
thank you,
Eugene
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