Macro madness – Security (OfficeXP, WXP)

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Fairly suddenly, I’ve started getting alerts about macros whenever I open Outlook or Word. Even more curious, when I open Outlook and enable macros, Word then opens as well, and also queries me regarding macros.

I have macro security set to medium, and also use Norton AntiVirus. Any ideas?

TIA,
Michael

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that’s standard behavior with medium and unsigned macros. did you add the macros to the programs? To refresh your memory, hit alt -F11 whne in each app and you can see what macros it’s fussing about.

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There’s a template, WFWRDK2.dot that contains macros that’s upsetting Word, And the only place that is listed in “trust sources” is Adobe.

Michael

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Can’t someone help me here??? What is WFWRDK2.dot?? Can I delete it without causing the collapse of the Western world??

Michael

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Try doing a Find for the file, and temporarily move it to a different folder – say – on your desktop. Then start Outlook to see if you get the same issues.

If you DON’T encounter the problem, then keep working for a week or two. If you still don’t encounter any problems, I’d say you’re safe to delete the file.

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WFWWord2k.dot is the add-in template placed in the startup folder by WinFax 10.0.

If you delete it or move it, you will not be able to send a fax from Word.

Can’t you disable the “office plug-in” in NAV?

Do you really want NAV examining EVERY document/template every time you open Word or Outlook?

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No sense in keeping the macro around if you don’t use it (and few people use it) – you can still print to winfax, using file | print. It can also be selfsigned and trusted if he plans to use it.

Yes – you really should have NAV scanning every document and template, if you ever open documents other people used. (NAV scanning is more useful than the WF tamplate.)

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The Office plug-in in NAV should be disabled. It adds no protection as long as NAV’s AutoProtect is enabled, files will be scanned.

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Howard,

Do you know if there’s anyway to mark a specific DOT or DOT folder as excluded from the Office Plug-in Real-time scan?

Or from the Normal Auto-Protect scan?

I have a user that’s getting Word crashes when loading one of my applications and I’m sure it’s because the Office Plug-in is choking on it.

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Just disable the plug-in, it serves no function as long as AutoProtect is enabled.

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you can still print to winfax, using file | print. It can also be selfsigned and trusted if he plans to use it.

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Of course. I was asleep at the wheel. The macro just makes it one click.

Nuke it.

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