Posted August 8, 200816 yr Looking for active antivirus program that supports the scanning of encrypted content as supported by the Microsoft Antivirus API. I have an Excel Wookbook that is password protected. When I Save changes to this workbook I get the following Information Message: This document is both encrypted and password protected. The Office Open XML Formats available in the 2007 release provide stronger encryption. Do you want to increase the security of this document by converting to an Office Open XML Format? I said YES once but there's a problem as noted below: I've researched and found out the following information. Problem: A macro contained in an encrypted Office Open XML file does not run in 2007 Office programs. CAUSE This behavior occurs if the computer is not running an active antivirus program that supports the scanning of encrypted content as supported by the Microsoft Antivirus API. In this case, macros are disabled in encrypted Office Open XML files. RESOLUTION To resolve this behavior, upgrade the antivirus program to a program that supports the scanning of encrypted content as supported by the Microsoft Antivirus API. I have both McAfee Security Center & Norton Anti Virus 2007. They do not provide support for this...
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