Are there security issues when implementing and using "add-ins" in VBA (Excel)?

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Are there security issues when implementing and using "add-ins" in VBA (Excel)?

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Due to macro security issues in VBA / Excel , I have doubts about whether it's the same (or something similar) when adding a add-in and use it later in VBA projects.

Would this impact a user who "wheels" a system made in VBA with this add-on on their computer? Should it turn on some security procedures or will it not make a difference?

I can not test now, but this add-in, if applied to a system, is it ready for use by this user not requiring any additional action? Would not he have to activate the same add-in in his Excel ?

There is " ProgressBar ", an add-in that I've enabled and tested without having to enable anything about security . So is the existence and activation of this supplement by the user safe and indifferent?

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asked by anonymous 12.07.2016 / 19:42

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According to Microsoft support for "Excel " add-ins, there can be serious security issues with enabling them.

Privacy and security for Office add-ins

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In this sense, there are a lot of care that end users should have about this and not just the developer, which is similar to the care you should take with " macros / p>

View, manage, and install add-ins in Office programs

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There are indications of caution against " Hackers ".

Just like for macros add-ins also feature "Security Settings," where both the developer and end users can enable or disable certain parameters in their Office >.

File > Options > Reliability Center > Settings Reliability Center > Supplements

In addition to the security issues for add-ins, you may require "trusted signatures from these add-ins". On the other hand, you can disable the "security notifications", which is not recommended.

Regarding what needs to be done in Ofiice end users, some add-ins may crash, as there is a compatibility check where " Data "section of Office will disable this add-in.

This can occur because of the internal policy of the IT area of some organizations (internal security settings, for example).

Objectively (summarized), that's it.