About Helping Protect Files From Macro Viruses

Overview

A macro virus is a type of computer virus that's stored in a macro within a file, template, or add-in. To help protect against macro viruses, one should purchase and install specialized antivirus software. To further help reduce the risk of macro infection in Office files, set the macro security level to High or Medium and use digital signatures. This paper helps the reader protect files from macro viruses.