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

ID: Q150990

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The Application Note "Virus Search Add-in" (WE1280) is now available from Microsoft. The disk included with this Application Note includes versions 1.2 and 2.0 of the add-in. You can use the add-in to remove the Excel Macro/Laroux concept virus, which affects the versions of Excel listed above. After obtaining the Application Note, read the included We1280.doc file for installation instructions.

MORE INFORMATION

To Obtain This Application Note

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

We1280.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

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

Additional query words:

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