Bleeping Computer

Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default to protect users

Microsoft will soon begin disabling Excel 4.0 XLM macros by default in Microsoft 365 tenants to protect customers from malicious documents. Excel 4.0 macros, or XLM macros, were first added to Excel ...
Neowin

Runtime inspection of XLM macros is now available in Microsoft Excel

Microsoft has enabled runtime inspection of XLM macros in Microsoft Excel. The macro language is a legacy piece of technology from 1992 still used by some companies, but is under attack now. Excel 4.0 ...
Android Police

Microsoft Excel: How to enable and disable macros

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ZDNet

Microsoft: Now we're switching off Excel 4.0 macros by default

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Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Office 365 gets protection against malicious XLM macros

Microsoft has added XLM macro protection for Microsoft 365 customers by expanding the runtime defense provided by Office 365's integration with Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to include Excel 4.0 ...
Neowin

Microsoft strangely backtracks on decision to block Office macros by default [Update]

For the past year or so, Microsoft has been engaging with customers about its decision to block internet macros by default in Office apps. Although many organizations still use Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros ...
CSOonline

How to manage Microsoft’s Excel and Office macro blocking

Microsoft's reversal of its blocking by default on Excel macros creates an opportunity to improve policies and processes around Excel and Office macro use. Microsoft has pulled back on its decision to ...
Redmond Magazine

Office 365 ProPlus Now Includes Macro Scanner To Block Malware

Microsoft has turned on a technology to protect against malicious macros for Office 365 ProPlus subscribers, the company announced last week. The technology, called Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), ...
Computerworld

Now’s the time to prep for Microsoft’s Excel macro crackdown

Though Microsoft has backed off earlier plans to block unsafe macros in Excel documents, that change is still coming. Here's what to do now to stay secure. On July 8, Microsoft pulled back from its ...
MUO on MSN

I built my own Excel function without touching VBA, and now I use it daily

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Virtualization Review

Macro Scanner To Block Malware Now Available with Office 365 ProPlus

Last week Microsoft announced that it has turned on Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) technology to protect against malicious macros for Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Although it has been around ...