deleting cause virus?

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darlakay

Can deleting information from a spreadsheet you are working on cause one to
get a virus? sounds silly to me, but this is what I was told. please
confirm or bust.

thanks so much
 
L

Lauren Giles

um, not that I'm aware of. Someone told you that deleting information from an
excel spreadsheet would give you a virus? Who told you that? Viruses come
from outside sources. Maybe if someone was really really strange, they would
write a virus that did that, but I've never heard of that one. The Excel
virus. If you edit any of your spreadsheets, you're DOOMED!
 
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Elkar

No.

Although, Excel spreadsheets may contain VB code. It is possible for this
code to have malicious intent. Never choose to enable macros on a workbook
if you have any doubts about its origin.

HTH,
Elkar
 
D

darlakay

thanks, i didn't think so either.

Lauren Giles said:
um, not that I'm aware of. Someone told you that deleting information from an
excel spreadsheet would give you a virus? Who told you that? Viruses come
from outside sources. Maybe if someone was really really strange, they would
write a virus that did that, but I've never heard of that one. The Excel
virus. If you edit any of your spreadsheets, you're DOOMED!
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