Free microsoft security update software for mac

This security update prevents macros from opening without a security warning. After you have installed the update, you will be warned before you open an RTF document that contains a template or macro. You will still be able to use templates, templates with macros, or Rich Text Format (RTF) documents with macros.

• The vulnerability affects Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition and Microsoft Word 2001 for the Mac
• The vulnerability only affects Word. Other Office products are not affected.
• The vulnerability does not occur when opening Word documents, only when opening RTF documents that are linked to a template.

Microsoft Office 2004 Update 11.5.6 is an update which includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. For more information about this update, please visit the Microsoft Web site.

Applies to: Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Entourage 2004.

Requirements:

• Supported Operating Systems: Apple Mac OS X
• Operating System Versions: Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) or a later version of Mac OS
• Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.5 Update is installed on your computer. To verify that you have installed this update, select the Microsoft Component Plugin file in the Microsoft Office 2004/Office folder on your hard disk, and then on the File menu, click Get Info.