14 DAY TRIAL // It is the second Tuesday of February and users of Microsoft's Office 2004 for Mac are getting a bit of a treat. Actually, considering the risk they've been exposed to so far, it's more of a life-saver, but we'll just leave it at that. The patch (.dmg file size: 12mb), available right HERE for immediate download, addresses a critical vulnerability that could enable attackers to run malicious code on your Mac.
"Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.4.0 Update
This update fixes a vulnerability that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code," says Microsoft.
11.4.0 also includes AutoUpdate for Mac, to help you keep your software up to date automatically. According to Microsoft, Mac owners can also use it to manually check for new downloads as well, while there's nothing additional to install.
The part you should be most interested in, however, is the fact that Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, which comes with Office, keeps your Microsoft software up to date automatically, which means that there's no need to search for critical updates and information when you hear that attackers could again hack into your PC using an exploit in Microsoft Office 2004.
AutoUpdate delivers updates directly to your computer, but that doesn't mean that you can't also use it manually, whenever you want to check for updates.
Here's how it works: 1. On the Help menu, click Check for Updates. 2. If you see a list of available updates, do one of the following:
To install any updates, just click the box next to the updates that you want to install, click Install, and then, when prompted, enter the user name and password for an account that has administrator privileges on your computer.
Here's the download link for the patch again. Hope it arrived in time, before attackers got to you.
