PC World

Microsoft adds macros lockdown feature in Office 2016 in response to increasing attacks

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 ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Reverses Office Macro Blocking Decision

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 ...
Computer Weekly

Microsoft VBA macro block will return

Microsoft has moved to reassure users of the Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise suite that its decision last week to rollback new cyber security measures blocking the use of Visual Basic for ...
Threat Post

Microsoft Extends Malicious Macro Protection to Office 2013

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 ...
Houston Chronicle

Macro Functions for Microsoft PowerPoint

Macros help you expedite and simplify processes in many Microsoft Office applications, and PowerPoint is no exception. Using VBA in PowerPoint, you can automate recurring steps and even enhance the ...
The Verge

Microsoft rolls back blocking Office VBA macros by default

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling back a planned change to block Visual Basic for ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft reverses its reversal on blocking Office macros by default

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 ...
Graham Cluley

How to disable macros in Microsoft Office

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 ...
Computer Weekly

Microsoft to start blocking macros to thwart malware

Microsoft has announced it will begin blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros obtained from the public internet by default across five of its most used Office apps from April 2022, in an ...
Threat Post

Microsoft Warns of Sneaky New Macro Trick

Microsoft warns of new technique to distribute macro malware that can evade standard virus detection, according to security experts. Microsoft is warning of an innovative new technique attackers are ...
Android Police

What are Microsoft Word macros?

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work focus on productivity apps and flagship devices, ...