Microsoft Finally Clarifies Decision To Unblock Potentially Dangerous Office Macros
Microsoft lets users know why they currently still allow macros
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Microsoft lets users know why they currently still allow macros
Office macros are widely used by cybercriminal groups.
Microsoft is still planning to block Office VBA macros by default. The software maker rolled back planned changes last week, surprising IT admins who were preparing for the change.
Threat groups often hide malware behind macros in innocent-seeming documents, but Microsoft's proposed change should make that route less effective
Office macros, which provide programming functions for use in common workplace documents, have been a launching pad for malicious actors since the Clinton administration. The Concept Virus first appeared in 1995. Nearly thirty years later, it is still a problem, despite Microsoft's previous efforts to curb adversarial use.