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Microsoft to Block Excel Add-ins to Stop Office Exploits

Microsoft plans to add a feature to Office Excel that will make it harder for cyberattackers to exploit the spreadsheet application's "add-ins" function to run malicious code on a victim's computer.
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Malicious Excel XLL add-ins push RedLine password-stealing malware

Cybercriminals are spamming website contact forms and discussion forums to distribute Excel XLL files that download and install the RedLine password and information-stealing malware. RedLine is an ...
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Malicious Microsoft Excel add-ins used to deliver RAT malware

Researchers report a new version of the JSSLoader remote access trojan being distributed via malicious Microsoft Excel addins. The particular RAT (remote access trojan) has been circulated in the wild ...