Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 PowerPoint Virus warning: 07/23/07 I can't find more on it anywhere else (in last 30 minutes).. but thought it was important enought to mention. Just be careful! This Effects 2000.2002,2003 powerpoint users: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/07/21/microsoft.virus.reut/index.html " SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- Microsoft Corp. warned about a new computer virus that exploits a vulnerability in its PowerPoint presentation software to allow hackers to infiltrate computer systems. Microsoft issued an advisory on the company's security Web log on July 17 about the virus, which is carried out when a user launches a PowerPoint attachment to an e-mail or opens a file provided to them by the attacker. " ...read more.. Of course, its best to read/create your PowerPoint files in OpenOffice; no viruses!! http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html " To be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. " -e.e. cummings- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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