macro virus

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

A virus that attaches itself to documents and uses the macro programming capabilities of the document’s application to execute and propagate.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015

A specific type of computer virus that is encoded as a macro embedded in some document and activated when the document is handled.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-28 Version 2 under Macro Virus

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