Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros ...

Microsoft is taking a step towards blocking malware-bearing macros, one of the biggest tools used by threat actors to spread malware through phishing. The company said today that the running of Visual ...

Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month. In a new ...

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 ...

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) by default when Microsoft Office files for business software are downloaded from the Internet. This decision was made to protect the security of the user, but after ...

Microsoft this week said they are once again reverting back to blocking Visual Basic Application (VBA) macros in Office. This marks a return to a previous decision after the company initially reversed ...

Microsoft's reversal of its blocking by default on Excel macros creates an opportunity to improve policies and processes around Excel and Office macro use. Microsoft has pulled back on its decision to ...

Microsoft extends support for its Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to Office 365 client applications, offering its customers protection against script-based threats at runtime. AMSI has been around ...