Macro-based malware infection is still increasing To help counter this threat, we are releasing a new feature in Office 2016 that blocks macros from loading in certain high-risk scenarios. Macro-based malware is on the rise and we understand it is a frustrating experience for everyone. Office VBA + AMSI: Parting the veil on malicious macros This is part of our continued efforts to tackle entire classes of threats. Office 365 client applications now integrate with AMSI, enabling antivirus and other security solutions to scan macros and other scripts at runtime to check for malicious behavior. Endpoint management Endpoint management.Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management.Microsoft Purview Information Protection.Information protection Information protection.Microsoft Priva Subject Rights Requests.Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance.Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management.Risk management & privacy Risk management & privacy.Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management.Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Mgmt.Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.Azure Active Directory part of Microsoft Entra.This should be the blank document on the top-left side of your desktop as seen in the red box and arrow below. Unless you’re using older versions of Word, this is what you should see when you open the software. The obvious first step is to open your Microsoft Word to see the display as shown in the image below. You can also skip Protect View altogether and go straight to editing mode whenever you download Word-formatted documents from the Internet. Click “Enable Editing” as you’d see on the Message Bar. Switching from Protected View to editing mode takes only a few clicks. However, Word isn’t locked to the Protected View format. By using Protected View, you can read a file and see its contents while reducing the risks. To help protect your computer, files from these potentially unsafe locations are opened in Protected View. Giving reasons for setting documents to Protected View, Microsoft’s website reads:įiles from the Internet and from other potentially unsafe locations can contain viruses, worms, or other kinds of malware that can harm your computer.

Protected View is Microsoft’s way of protecting your computer from harm while giving you access to the document you downloaded.

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