There is a security hole in Microsoft Office 2000, 2003 and 2004 that can allow a malicious Excel document (and possibly other Office documents) to “execute arbitrary code, resulting in a compromised user system.” In other words, it can delete files, corrupt programs, etc. Microsoft recommends “not opening any unsolicited Excel documents from either known or unknown sources.” But of course, this has always been a prudent policy.
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