Q: What are macros in Microsoft Office and what makes them dangerous? A: Macros are one of the oldest and most valuable tools in the computer world, because they allow complicated instructions to be ...

If you are concerned about the security of your computer, you must scan encrypted macros before opening a Word document. If you want to do that, you need to enable this setting in the Local Group ...

Microsoft announced it has extended a feature in Office 2016 that protects against malicious macros to Office 2013. Microsoft is combating a surge in macro-based malware with a new feature that allows ...

Tricking someone into enabling macros on a downloaded Microsoft Excel or Word file is an old hacker chestnut. That one click from a target creates a foothold for attackers to take over their devices.

A new Office security restriction that was a major blow to phishing and malware distribution via email has apparently been rolled back. Microsoft has decided to wind back a new-ish security ...

A second example of malware targeting macOS users has surfaced this week, with the discovery of a Word document that attempts to use an automatically-running macro, one that tries to download a ...