The macro virus, called StrangeDays, migrates between Word and Excel documents. Data security specialist Sophos has identified the latest in a series of viruses that jump between Microsoft Office applications.
Sophos' annual virus report showed old viruses still pose the greatest threat to corporate networks; with the ten-year-old Form boot sector virus also appearing in the top ten. XM/Laroux, a macro virus which attacks spreadsheet programs, was the...
But what caught the Round-Up's eye was Gigabyte's apparent fixation with Sophos virus expert Graham Cluely. When the worm hits your drive like a Word macro file - that's amore. Shall I compare thee to a .vbs script virus?
Jan Hruska, founder and co-CEO of antivirus software maker Sophos, said that while Microsoft has come a long way in terms of security over the years, the XML issue isn't making life easy. In fact, Office 2003 it is not any more prone to macro...
Then, Concept - the first Word macro virus in 1995. Graham Cluley, Sophos: Viruses have boomed in 'popularity' as computing has become more mainstream. In 1995 Microsoft accidentally shipped the first virus which could infect Word documents and we...
There are one or two older macro viruses for Word for Windows that could modify a user's documents. Phil Wood, product manager at security firm Sophos, believes the current threat to OS X users from malware is "slim".
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