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Definiti on a macro virus is a virus that is written in a macro language that is to say, a language built into a software application such as a word processor. Since some applications (notably, but not exclusively, the parts of Microsoft Office allow macro programs to be embedded in documents, so that the programs may be run automatically when the document is opened, this provides a distinct mechanism by which viruses can be spread. This is why it may be dangerous to open unexpected attachments in s. Modern antivirus software detects macro viruses as well as other types.

History computer viruses were spread by sneakernet, usually a floppy disk, and there was very little appreciation for the dangers that malicious software could present. The rise of the Internet provided a much more effective method of transmission. Macro viruses were designed to target specific applications, most commonly Microsoft Word. One particularly effective macro virus, called Melissa, was transmitted via to a user’s address book. Eventually, Microsoft was able to block these types of viruses by making updates to their applications.

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