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Forum Thread: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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| csi
| Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by csi on 15th Jun, 2009 21:30, last edited on 17th Jun, 2009 22:30
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Secunia notifies that the above noted Excel version is insecure. Unfortunately, I'm not able to find an update for that, because the update link from Secunia leads to the general Microsoft update website only, and the Microsoft update doesn't find an update.
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| BigDave_39
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by BigDave_39 on 15th Jun, 2009 21:59
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Sorry to ask, but is your excel installation legit or parhaps a pirate copy?
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| csi
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by csi on 16th Jun, 2009 10:22, last edited on 16th Jun, 2009 10:22
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You're wellcome.
I have a legal installation of MS Office 2000 SB, later expanded to Office Pro.
Usually, the automatic updater loads all Windows XP patches by itself.
The support for Office 2000 has ended, so I went to the MS Office page and clicked on a button to let their software search my Office system and notify me of updates.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeoffice: "The Office 2000 extended support period will last from July 1, 2004 through July 14, 2009."
There still are updates! I'm sure that the Secunia warning was correct. But it seems I have to find the patch by myself.
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| Maurice Joyce
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by Maurice Joyce on 17th Jun, 2009 15:43, last edited on 17th Jun, 2009 15:43
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Unsure whether U have found this site to help U.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx...%202000&productID= 4289AE77-4CBA-4A75-86F3-9FF96F68E491&categoryId=&p eriod=&sortCriteria=date&nr=20&displaylang=en
Just type office 2000 in the search box.
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| csi
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by csi on 17th Jun, 2009 21:50
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Hi Maurice,
thank you for answering! :) Sorry, but I didn't understand your reply, because the hyperlink is somewhat a little bit odd ...
When I "bing" ;) the items "office 2000 update", I get displayed many Microsoft Office updates. In fact, exept of one of them, I have installed all of them before. I'm missing this brilliant option formerly provided to let the official Microsoft website search my update history.
And now, since I got the notification from Secunia, I'm missing a concrete link or guidepost to the fitting update ...
Excuse me, if it's a bit too fastidious, I'm just asking for it. ;)
Regards, csi
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| Maurice Joyce
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by Maurice Joyce on 17th Jun, 2009 22:07
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Do not think U will do better than that. All Office Products used to be able to use an update search on the Office website.
Office 2003 & Office 2007 now rely on Microsoft Updates for the search & download instructions. The practice to use a standalone search site has or will in the near future close for all Office products.
Looks like your site has closed & was sadly, never part of Microsoft update.
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| csi
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by csi on 17th Jun, 2009 22:40, last edited on 17th Jun, 2009 22:40
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Thank you for replying, again.
Yes, it seems to be like that. So I'm going to look for the needed update manually.
For some of the recommended updates, Secunia provides their users with a detailed and fitting hyperlink. It's the first of the five icons to be seen besides a listed program, in german, "Direkt Link".
Perhaps Secunia isn't able to recognize the update needed automatically, I don't know ... :(
Regards, CSI
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| csi
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by csi on 17th Jun, 2009 22:47
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My Secunia Score is 99%, actually. I'm missing 100%, because one of my programs is too expensive for me to update ... :(
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| csi
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by csi on 17th Jun, 2009 23:26
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Now I got it fixed. Excel 2000 is now version 9.0.0.8979.
Within the Secunia Advisories, N° SA35364 (http://secunia.com/advisories/35364/), it's a little bit conceiled in the page 2 (http://secunia.com/advisories/35364/2/), there is a link to the update needed.
They know it, but it's really difficult to find it deeply within the advisory boards ...
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| pking0218
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by pking0218 on 23rd Jun, 2009 02:03, last edited on 23rd Jun, 2009 02:03
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I too was taken to the general microsoft update site when I clicked secunia download solution link, and there was no update there.
However, I then
1. Went to office.microsoft.com
2. Clicked "Downloads"
3. Clicked "Office Update" in the lefthand "Downloads" column
After letting it update the updater and genuine advantage tool, the updater found the security fix for this problem as well as a couple of other recent security patches.
Letting these install fixed the problem (after clicking the rescan button in Secunia. |
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| csi
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by csi on 23rd Jun, 2009 17:21
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on 23rd Jun, 2009 02:03, pking0218 wrote:
office.microsoft.com, "Downloads", "Office Update"
Hi,
thank you very much. I didn't find this hyperlink when I searched for the automatic office update recognition!
Thanks again,
Chactory
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| pking0218
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by pking0218 on 24th Jun, 2009 01:24
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I too was taken to the general microsoft update site when I clicked secunia download solution link, and there was no update there.
However, I then
1. Went to office.microsoft.com
2. Clicked "Downloads"
3. Clicked "Office Update" in the lefthand "Downloads" column
After letting it update the updater and genuine advantage tool, the updater found the security fix for this problem as well as a couple of other recent security patches.
Letting these install fixed the problem (after clicking the rescan button in Secunia. |
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| csi
| RE: Current unsecure Excel version 9.0.0.8977 - how to fix?
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by csi on 24th Jun, 2009 12:54
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Now I found it, I forgot to say it clearly, thank you for posting again.
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