Although the macro viruses of old targeted Microsoft Office applications, the recently discovered proof of concept virus -- which Kaspersky named Virus.StarOffice.Stardust.A -- is the first that ...

The macro is executed when the document is opened. See Word macro virus and VBA. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

When that file is opened, the virus does its damage. Macro viruses can come in Microsoft Word documents that are sent as email attachments. The macro causes the damage when the document is opened ...

Threat researchers at Palo Alto Networks have warned of a malware campaign that uses malicious Microsoft Word macros to execute PowerShell scripts in an attack that they have dubbed "PowerSniff".