This same powerful productivity tool can be used to create harmful results because malicious macros can be hidden in official looking documents. This time of year, there are lots of attempts to ...

A Microsoft Word document with a malicious macro embedded as part of an IRS-themed malware campaign. Image Credits: Microsoft. Microsoft said it is still planning to block Visual Basic ...

This same powerful productivity tool can be used to create harmful results, though, because malicious macros can be hidden in official-looking documents. This time of year, lots of attempts to ...

According to researchers at Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center, they stumbled upon the macro technique in a file containing VBA project scripts with a sample of well-known malicious macro ...

Named "Locky," the malware depends on a rather low-tech installation method to take root in a user's system: it arrives courtesy of a malicious macro in a Word document. Security researchers ...

Hackers have been regularly targeting Office documents with malicious macros, and Office has typically prompted users to click to enable macros running with a simple button. Microsoft’s planned ...

“VBA macros are a common way for malicious actors to gain access to deploy malware and ransomware,” the company said. “Therefore, to help improve security in Office, we’re changing the ...

One surprising type of malware on WatchGuard’s list: malicious macro documents that exploit the capability to create small automated programs for repetitive tasks in Microsoft Office (and ...

What is fileless malware and how do you protect against it? Your email has been sent Scanning files you open and save isn't enough to catch malware these days. Here's how Microsoft Defender tools ...

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA mac ...