Defeat Microsoft Office Macro Viruses with LibreOffice

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Microsoft Office macro viruses have been around since the '90s, causing all kinds of problems for unsuspecting users. Although Microsoft have made improvements in their office suite security, someone has now figured out how to use social engineering to trick people into running a new breed of Microsoft Office malicious macros. However, you can eliminate those problems by running an alternate office suite, such as LibreOffice. So yes, this a great example of Linux security vs Windows security.

Let libreoffice help you avoid malicious macros office.

Original article:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/08/macro_viruses_return_from_the_dead/



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