![]() ![]() Here’s how you do that… DISABLE WORD MACROS IN OFFICE FOR WINDOWSīefore I go further, it’s worth noting that Office365, the online, Web-based version of the Office Suite, appears to just strip out all macros as part of its upload and convert approach to opening up locally stored Word files. As ArsTechnica is reporting at the time of publication, “Microsoft has stunned core parts of the security community with a decision to quietly reverse course and allow untrusted macros to be opened by default in Word and other Office applications.” Of course, this might well change, but for now, if you get an update to Microsoft Word on your system, it’s a smart idea to double-check your settings to ensure you have macros disabled not enabled. However, the industry buzz is that this might be changing and that Microsoft might change the default behavior to enable macros silently, which seems like a terrible idea. ![]() Microsoft has been aware of this dark side of Word and Office macros for many years, and generally, the default settings on Microsoft Word for either Mac or PC are set to disable macros and notify you when that occurs. If it’s doing something malicious (like trying to harvest passwords) that’s hugely problematic. ![]() You get an email from a friend with a Word file called “Funny Vacation Stories.docx” and you open it, right? Who wouldn’t? But one thing that macros can do is write themselves into your master template, meaning that every new document you open in the future also now has this macro embedded. Unfortunately, that very same programmability has also proven to be a common vector for spreading malware through shared documents. One of the coolest features in Microsoft’s Office Suite is the ability to use visual basic to create macros, tiny little programs that can help make a document come alive and incorporate cool new features and capabilities. ![]()
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