Microsoft Excel is full of little tricks and features that are designed to make it easier for you to set up and manage your spreadsheets. Though unlike formulas — which can be used to automatically ...

QUESTION: What are "macros" and how are they used? ANSWER: In the world of computer software, macros are powerful tools available in programs you likely use every day. They essentially provide you ...

Malware that uses macros as part of its infection method has been around for more than a decade, and was one of the first major techniques to drive changes at software vendors such as Microsoft. The ...

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 ...

Microsoft Office macros have long been a crude but effective tool in the hands of hackers: Trick someone into opening an attachment and clicking "allow" to enable macros, and a simple Word document ...

Macros can help you save precious time while performing repetitive tasks for your business in Microsoft Excel. Suppose, for example, that you want to change the color of spreadsheet cells to red if ...

Microsoft is warning of a significant uptick in threats tricking users to enable macros and then infecting them with malicious macros files. The Microsoft Malware Protection Center says there has been ...

Threat actors are adjusting their tactics and moving away from macro-based attacks after Microsoft's policy of blocking VBA macros in Office, according to a report released this week. Security firm ...