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  2. Macro virus - Wikipedia

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    A macro virus can be spread through e-mail attachments, removable media, networks and the Internet, and is notoriously difficult to detect. [1] A common way for a macro virus to infect a computer is by replacing normal macros with a virus. The macro virus replaces regular commands with the same name and runs when the command is selected.

  3. Dridex - Wikipedia

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    Dridex, also known as Bugat and Cridex, is a form of malware that specializes in stealing bank credentials via a system that utilizes macros from Microsoft Word. [5]The targets of this malware are Windows users who open an email attachment in Word or Excel, causing macros to activate and download Dridex, infecting the computer and opening the victim to banking theft.

  4. Locky - Wikipedia

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    It is delivered by email (that is allegedly an invoice requiring payment) with an attached Microsoft Word document that contains malicious macros. [1] When the user opens the document, it appears to be full of gibberish, and includes the phrase "Enable macro if data encoding is incorrect," a social engineering technique.

  5. Emotet - Wikipedia

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    The new Emotet infections were delivered via TrickBot, to computers that were previously infected with TrickBot, and soon began sending malicious spam email messages with macro-laden Microsoft Word and Excel files as payloads. [15] On 3 November 2022, new samples of Emotet emerged attached as a part of XLS files attached within email messages.

  6. Melissa (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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    The Melissa virus is a mass-mailing macro virus released on or around March 26, 1999. It targets Microsoft Word and Outlook-based systems and created considerable network traffic. The virus infects computers via email; the email is titled "Important Message From," followed by the current username. Upon clicking the message, the body reads ...

  7. Malware - Wikipedia

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    Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

  8. Malware analysis - Wikipedia

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    There are three typical use cases that drive the need for malware analysis: Computer security incident management: If an organization discovers or suspects that some malware may have gotten into its systems, a response team may wish to perform malware analysis on any potential samples that are discovered during the investigation process to determine if they are malware and, if so, what impact ...

  9. Macro and security - Wikipedia

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