XL: How to Use the Virus Search Add-in for Microsoft Excel (WE1280)

ID: Q150990

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SUMMARY

The Application Note "Virus Search Add-in" (WE1280) is now available from Microsoft Technical Support. The disk included with this Application Note contains versions 1.2 and 2.0 of the Virus Search add-in. You can use the add-in to remove the ExcelMacro/Laroux concept virus, which affects Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 5.0c for Windows, and Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, and Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

After you obtain the Application Note, read the We1280.doc file included on the disk or with the downloaded file for installation instructions.


MORE INFORMATION

To Obtain This Application Note

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:
We1280.exe
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


REFERENCES

For additional information about the Laroux macro virus, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154131 XL: Q&A about Excel Macro/Laroux Macro Virus

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Keywords          : kbfile kbdta kbvirus xladdins xlwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 16, 1999