Many antivirus programs can detect macro viruses however, the macro virus' behavior can still be difficult to detect.Ī macro is a series of commands and actions that helps automating some tasks - usually a quite short and simple program. This is one reason it can be dangerous to open unexpected attachments in e-mails. Some applications, such as Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint allow macro programs to be embedded in documents such that the macros are run automatically when the document is opened, and this provides a distinct mechanism by which malicious computer instructions can spread.
In computing terminology, a macro virus is a virus that is written in a macro language: a programming language which is embedded inside a software application (e.g., word processors and spreadsheet applications). ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
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