A kind of computer virus that is embedded as a macro embedded in a document. Many applications, like Microsoft Word and Excel, support powerful macro languages.
These applications can create a macro in a document to include, and the macro to run every time the document is opened. According to some estimates, 75% of all viruses today are macro viruses.
Once a macro virus gets onto your computer, it can embed itself in all future documents you create with the application. Antivirus programs can protect your system from macro viruses, even new ones are always created to slip by antivirus filters.
These applications can create a macro in a document to include, and the macro to run every time the document is opened. According to some estimates, 75% of all viruses today are macro viruses.
Once a macro virus gets onto your computer, it can embed itself in all future documents you create with the application. Antivirus programs can protect your system from macro viruses, even new ones are always created to slip by antivirus filters.
