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

No.

In article ,
darlakay wrote:

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

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!


"darlakay" wrote:

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

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

"darlakay" wrote:

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

thank you, i didn't think so!

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

No.

In article ,
darlakay wrote:

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

thanks, i didn't think so either.

"Lauren Giles" wrote:

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!


"darlakay" wrote:

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