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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you go on to open a Microsoft Office file, you may have noticed that it is opened in Protected View. When files are opened in Protected View, you can read them, with minimal risks to your Windows ...

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 ...

Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would backport an Office 2010 security feature to the older and more widely used Office 2003 and Office 2007 early next year. Dubbed Office File Validation (OVE), the ...

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 ...

Malware can exploit your computer and your private information, but only if it manages to install itself. Microsoft Excel files -- and other formats that Microsoft Office applications generate -- can ...