Microsoft KB Archive/279089

= PPT97: Programs Can Be Run While You View a Web Page or HTML Message =

Article ID: 279089

Article Last Modified on 8/30/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279089





SYMPTOMS
When you view a Web page or a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) message, the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 object model is available to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. This may allow someone to run programs on your computer and cause a security problem.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the following Microsoft Office 97 update from the Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/ppt97sec.aspx



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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