Detect Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program used for storing, organizing, and manipulating data.
Detection looks at meta tags, dom selectors, html markup across 4 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Microsoft Excel
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Microsoft Excel. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Meta tags
- DOM selectors
- HTML markup
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Example public indicators for Microsoft Excel
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Microsoft Excel. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- progid: Excel.
- generator: Microsoft Excel ?
- html, div
- <html *xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"<!-- *STARTEND O…
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Microsoft Excel signature (4 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Microsoft Excel, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Microsoft Excel is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Microsoft Excel
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Microsoft Excel signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (meta tags, dom selectors, html markup) and scores them against the Microsoft Excel signature set (4 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Microsoft Excel on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Microsoft Excel
- Can PluginView detect Microsoft Excel without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Microsoft Excel — typically meta tags, dom selectors, html markup. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Microsoft Excel?
- Microsoft Excel is classified under Editors in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Microsoft Excel?
- This reference currently tracks 4 fingerprint rules across meta tags, dom selectors, html markup. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Microsoft Excel?
- Illustrative public indicators for Microsoft Excel include progid: Excel.; generator: Microsoft Excel ?; html, div. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
