Document security question

[Sean]

We will be opening up an .xls file programmically and we are concerned about
opening up a file which may have a virus in it.
In this context I can only think of two possible attack scenarios .
1. VBA generated code (which I could disable macros)
2. an .exe with an .xls extension.

Clearly my knowledge is limited. So I ask how can we protect ourselves from
opening up virus which is disguised as xls files?

This question is extremely important to what we want to do so any help will
be great!


Thanks!

[Bob Phillips]

Install an anti-virus program.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We will be opening up an .xls file programmically and we are concerned
about
> opening up a file which may have a virus in it.
> In this context I can only think of two possible attack scenarios .
> 1. VBA generated code (which I could disable macros)
> 2. an .exe with an .xls extension.
>
> Clearly my knowledge is limited. So I ask how can we protect ourselves
from
> opening up virus which is disguised as xls files?
>
> This question is extremely important to what we want to do so any help
will
> be great!
>
>
> Thanks!
>