Microsoft Excel 97 Vulnerability Patch

eliminates a vulnerability of the REGISTER.ID worksheet function which enables any DLL to be referenced from a worksheet without any warning to the user.

Operating system

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11

File size

3 MB

License

Freeware

Last updated

Feb 18, 2025

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Overview

What is Microsoft Excel 97 Vulnerability Patch?

eliminates a vulnerability of the REGISTER.ID worksheet function which enables any DLL to be referenced from a worksheet without any warning to the user.

In depth

A closer look at Microsoft Excel 97 Vulnerability Patch

If an Excel worksheet containing the REGISTER.ID function references a malicious DLL (Dynamic Link Library), it can cause code to run on a user’s computer without their knowledge.

The code executed on the affected computer can perform any action that the user could perform on the machine.

The patch eliminates this vulnerability by disabling the REGISTER.ID function from all Excel worksheets.

Verdict

Should you download Microsoft Excel 97 Vulnerability Patch?

Microsoft Excel 97 Vulnerability Patch runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 3 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Excel Add-Ons.

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