Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be bringing a new default for Windows Office users that is said to "block Internet macros by default." Microsoft's new Internet macro blocking scheme will be ...

Tricking someone into enabling macros on a downloaded Microsoft Excel or Word file is an old hacker chestnut. That one click from a target creates a foothold for attackers to take over their devices.

After rolling back restrictions on internet macros in Office, Microsoft now says it is was a temporary change and that it will be bring back the ban on macros as the default for all users in future.

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With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, it is essential to learn how to configure this security ...

Several security experts expressed disappointment this week at Microsoft's quiet reversal Wednesday of a decision it had announced in February to disable Office macros in files from the Internet.