With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, it is essential to learn how to configure this security ...

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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. For years attackers have used ...

Cybercriminals turn to container files and other tactics to get around the company’s attempt to thwart a popular way to deliver malicious phishing payloads. Threat actors are finding their way around ...

Microsoft has resumed its rollout of the protection in Office that, by default, blocks untrusted macros from the internet. The company abruptly rolled back the default block on internet macros earlier ...

A new Office security restriction that was a major blow to phishing and malware distribution via email has apparently been rolled back. Microsoft has decided to wind back a new-ish security ...

Microsoft says it’s fully committed to making the change Microsoft says it’s fully committed to making the change is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, ...

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 ...

Office Scripts extract Excel hyperlink URLs without macros; results are hardcoded so the file can stay .xlsx, reuse is straightforward.

Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be bringing a new default for Windows Office users that is said to "block Internet macros by default." Microsoft's new Internet macro blocking scheme will be ...