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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 Applications ...

When you open an Excel file after downloading it, it opens in Protected View by default. However, some users cannot edit the file even after enabling editing. They ...

Microsoft has blocked macros in Excel due to potential security risks. Learn why this matters and how to protect your ...

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 ...

With macro-based malware infections on the rise, Microsoft has launched a new Office 2016 feature that can help enterprise admins neuter the threat. Macros are disabled by default in Word, Excel and ...

Microsoft has quietly reversed an earlier decision to block Internet macros by default in Office. The company initially announced in February that Office would automatically block macros with the ...

Microsoft appears to have quietly, and without fanfare, reversed a February 2022 policy to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default across five of the most used Office applications, ...