Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...

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 ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: A macro is a rule or a pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence (sequence of characters) should be mapped to an output sequence (sequence of characters) according to a ...

There are two fundamental truths that define our information society. First, computers can do some amazing things. And second, users don’t share a common level of expertise when it comes to personal ...

A new remote access trojan named Parasite HTTP uses macros in Microsoft Word documents to spread and is modular, allowing for the addition of new capabilities. Researchers from security firm ...

To use all the macros that follow, you’ll need to know where to type in the code. Here is the general procedure in Word 2002 (Word XP). To assign a keyboard shortcut to a macro, go to Tools > ...

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 ...

Enterprise system administrators can now block attackers from using a favorite malware infection method: Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. Microsoft this week added a new option in ...

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...

A Macro Virus is a malware that can infect any software written with a macro language notable among which are the Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel. Macro Virus takes advantage of Macros ...

Macros in Microsoft Access are powerful tools for automating repetitive tasks, significantly boosting efficiency, and making sure precision in database management. Unlike the complex scripting often ...

Back in 1995, the anti-virus world took a sharp intake of breath as it realised that malware wasn’t just limited to boot sectors, EXE and COM files. The Concept virus, accidentally shipped by ...