While this defense is by no means bulletproof, it adds a much-needed layer of protection – which is why it’s not recommended that users disable it. Protected View actually makes this sort of attack more difficult by rendering the files you open read-only and disabling macros until you disable Protected View. Once that is done, a macro in the file is activated, which downloads some sort of malware – probably a Remote Access Trojan – that infects and damages the user’s PC. Few people are aware that such files can also be used as a vector of infection, so the chances of them downloading the file and opening it without much scrutiny are quite high. Most people are aware that they should not just download any suspicious-looking files off the internet, but this email just has an MS Office file attached to it. The target of an attack receives a fraudulent email whose content is set up to try and trick the target into downloading the email’s attachment. This will open the ‘ General Options ’ dialog box.
Select ‘ General Options ’ from the drop-down list that appears. In the Save As dialog box, click on the Tools drop-down.
There are many examples of macro-driven malware attacks, but they all function pretty much identically. To remove the ‘ Open as Read-only Recommended ’ setting, follow the steps below: Click on Save As from the File menu.
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