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Asked: 2017-02-28 13:40:30 +0800 CST

How is it possible to know whether my computer has been infected by a Macro Virus?

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Today, I have received a new .doc document and wanted to open it using LibreOffice (Version 5.1.6.2). The following warning message was displayed:

This document contains macros.

Macros may contain viruses. Execution of macros is disabled due to the current macro security setting in Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice -> Security (3 - High). Therefore, some functionality may not be available.

Then, I had no option of preventing myself from opening the document. Although the execution of macros is disabled, I am still worried about the possible presence of the micro virus on my Ubuntu (16.04.2 LTS) computer.

How is it possible to know whether my computer has been infected by a macro virus?

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1 Answers

  1. The only absolutely certain way to ensure a macro is not a virus, is to examine its source code or just not use it...

    LQ queue reviewers: That's it!

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