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Downloading from the intranet server risks danka 06-07-2006
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?ZGFua2E=?= on June 7, 2006, 10:21 am
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Hello:

I would like to design a fill-in form using Microsoft Word and publish it
for downloading on the
internal web site. People would download the form and have it saved on the
local machines. Are there any known issues related to viruses when such a
form is downloaded from the Web server and save it from the server location.

Is there any more risk with Word form then PDF forms? (as far as I know you
cannot save PDF forms with Acrobat Reader). I would like to use Word form
but I am concerned with the virus risks?

Can you advise
--
danka

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on June 7, 2006, 10:37 am
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The risks are not really in what might happened to what is being
downloaded as it is downloaded, but in that it is to begin with.
If you control the source while it is there available for download
then you pretty much control what would be on the machines
that have downloaded it.

> Hello:
>
> I would like to design a fill-in form using Microsoft Word and publish it
> for downloading on the
> internal web site. People would download the form and have it saved on
> the
> local machines. Are there any known issues related to viruses when such a
> form is downloaded from the Web server and save it from the server
> location.
>
> Is there any more risk with Word form then PDF forms? (as far as I know
> you
> cannot save PDF forms with Acrobat Reader). I would like to use Word form
> but I am concerned with the virus risks?
>
> Can you advise
> --
> danka



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on June 7, 2006, 3:00 pm
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Nothing special . You create the file and you know if it can be virus .
Moreover I assume you have antivirus software on all machines so nothing to
worry about :)


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Posted by imhotep on June 9, 2006, 1:32 am
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donotspam wrote:

> Hello:
>
> I would like to design a fill-in form using Microsoft Word and publish it
> for downloading on the
> internal web site. People would download the form and have it saved on
> the
> local machines. Are there any known issues related to viruses when such a
> form is downloaded from the Web server and save it from the server
> location.
>
> Is there any more risk with Word form then PDF forms? (as far as I know
> you
> cannot save PDF forms with Acrobat Reader). I would like to use Word form
> but I am concerned with the virus risks?
>
> Can you advise


...there some vulerabilites in Word currently. However, would you consider
something else. Instead of people downloading your form, why not do it from
your web site (via a web page)...

Imhotep

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