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Tag Archives: VBA
Why Word “macro malware” is back, and what you can do about it…
Cybercrooks have been getting back into VBA malware, or “macro viruses,” as they used to be called. We explain why, and give you 2 tips on what to do.
From the Labs: VBA is definitely not dead – in fact, it’s undergoing a resurgence
Our most recent detection statistics show that using Visual Basic code in malicious documents is a trend on the rise. So why have malware authors turned to Visual Basic to do their bidding? 
SSCC 155 – cybercrime bust, cloud laws, phishing and malware back from extinction [PODCAST]
In this episode, Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin tackle the week’s interesting security stories. John and Duck get stuck into: a high-profile cybercrime arrest; how mainstream brands help phishers; and why macro malware is making a comeback.
Remember macro viruses? Infected Word and Excel files? They’re back…
In 1995, a macro virus called Concept changed the malware landscape completely for several years. Infected Word and Excel files finally died out in the early 2000s, but as SophosLabs researcher Gabor Szappanos explains…they’re back!