Macro malware has been a popular choice for hackers since the 1990s and even in recent years the technique has continued to be a simple way of delivering malware to the unwary. Just last month, ...

This computer note describes a method for creating trilinear plots in Microsoft Excel. Macros have been created in MS Excel's internal language: Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). A simple form has ...

Create a Microsoft Macro enabled spreasheet. Add this macro using Developer->Visual Basic then add a button to fire the macro. The macro scans for com ports 1 through 16. Column C contains the ...

Microsoft included additional security features to Microsoft Excel for Windows in 2022 to safeguard users from harmful Excel macros. Microsoft had to take action to protect customers after a sharp ...

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 has announced that Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will now be disabled by default to protect customers from malicious documents. In October, the company first revealed in a Microsoft 365 message ...

Microsoft is drawing attention to a cybercrime campaign that relies on Office features to compromise Windows systems. Office applications remain a favorite tool for cyber criminals to exploit to ...