50 to 100 new VBA malware samples discovered each month
VBA stands for Visual Basic for Applications and is a programming language developed by Microsoft to help programmers create Windows applications using an easy-to-understand coding syntax.
According to a research carried out by Graham Chantry from Sophos, more and more hackers are turning to Visual Basic as a way to deliver their malware using Microsoft Word documents.
By hiding VBA code inside Word files, attackers are taking advantage of the working habits of millions of employees around the world, who regularly receive and open Word documents without ever thinking twice about it.
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