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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft Office macro viruses aren’t the only resurgent ’90s phenomenon right now, but they are the one that cause network administrators to lose the most sleep. Microsoft is offering a new tool for ...

Macros can be highly useful tools in Microsoft Office. Most Microsoft Office macros use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or Excel 4.0 macros (XLM). These programming and macro languages have a ...

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 ...

On February 7, 2022, Microsoft announced that it would begin auto-disabling Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros. Security experts celebrated Microsoft’s decision as an important step in ...