Microsoft released two security advisories that included solutions yesterday as part of its massive April security update. Along with the 17 security bulletins in the April patch, Microsoft released a ...

One of the many new security features in Office 2010 is Office File Validation. This feature subjects files in the older Office formats (like .DOC and .XLS) to a format verification check before ...

Along with the 17 security bulletins in the April patch, Microsoft released a tool to help protect older versions of Office, as well as an update to the winload.exe program. The Office File Validation ...

If you want to turn on or off File validation in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, here is how you can do that. It is possible to enable or disable file validation in those Office apps with the help of the ...

Before actually loading them, the plug-in checks any files opened for proper file structure. It does this in a sandboxed environment with minimal privileges to limit the impact of any breach. This ...

Microsoft has extended an Office 2010 tool designed to detect file format exploits to certain Office 2007 and 2003 editions. The Office file validation tool scanned and validated Office files for ...

Microsoft released a record number of software updates yesterday to fix at least 64 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and Office products, including at least one that attackers ...

Microsoft's plan to "sandbox" Office documents in the next version of its application suite is an admission that the company can't keep hackers from exploiting file format bugs, a security analyst ...

Microsoft’s plan to “sandbox” Office documents in the next version of its application suite is an admission that the company can’t keep hackers from exploiting file format bugs, a security analyst ...