Microsoft Office 2004 11.2.6 released: Plugs security holes

Microsoft has released Office 2004 11.2.6, a maintenance update to the company's flagship productivity suite for Mac OS X.

The new release fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.

Before you install this update, make sure that the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.5 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.

The new release is available as a 6.1 MB standalone download, or through Microsoft's AutoUpdate system.

Note that after updating, individual Office applications will not show an updated version number (remaining at version 11.2.5). The only components affected by this update are "Microsoft Component Plugin" and "Microsoft Office." You can review the updater log file in the Microsoft Office 2004/Updater Logs folder on your hard disk to see the list of updated files.

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