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It is very unlikely that Excel and Word files can be infected with sasser because sasser travels and infects your computer in a completely different fashion.
by Leo A. Notenboom, © 2004
Is there a possibility that my excel and word files are infected by sasser?
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Highly unlikely. Sasser and its ilk travel in executables and via direct network connections.
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Article C2012 - June 9, 2004
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