Microsoft clamps down an Office power feature abused by malware

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Microsoft clamps down an Office power feature abused by malware

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. Microsoft said Monday that it’s finally clamping down on this security vulnerability, blocking Visual Basic (VBA) macros by default.

To date, Microsoft has warned users about the dangers of untrusted macros…
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