Ronald Albaitis tried opening a file and got a warning that it contained “macros.” He asked me what they are and whether he should be concerned. A macro is a small, usually user-created piece ...

Taking XLSM File Precautions Before trying to open an XLSM file, Kaspersky warns that some macros in these files can be malicious, especially if you receive your spreadsheet through a random email.

When you open macro-enabled workbooks, which are Excel files with an XLSM extension, Microsoft Office alerts you with a security warning.

Barriers that Microsoft has placed to prevent malicious macros has forced some cybercriminals to use LNK files for malware delivery, but at the cost of easier detection.

Alongside ransomware, macro-based attacks have flourished over the past year. The volume of macro threats rose from fewer than 10,000 new attacks in Q3 2014 to almost 45,000 a year later, according to ...

The ADXGEN file contains six general-purpose macros. These macros can be used on all types of designs created by macros in other parts of the collection. The ADXGEN file also contains macros that are ...

Microsoft has announced that it will disable macros in Office files by default to protect users from the various threats that exist on the Internet. Helping users stay safe: Blocking internet ...

I have some Lotus 123 spreadsheets (*.WK1) with some pretty in depth macros that I need to somehow convert to Excel 2000 format and still work. I have been looking for a tool to do this or at ...

A phishing campaign that spiked this week is pushing the Dridex banking Trojan via malicious macros embedded in XML file attachments.