Macro viruses/malware are application-specific. They infect macro utilities that
accompany such applications as Microsoft Word (
.doc) and Microsoft Excel
(.xls). Therefore, they can be detected in files with extensions common to
macro capable applications such as .doc, .xls, and
.ppt. Macro viruses/malware travel between data files in the application
and can eventually infect hundreds of files if undeterred.PortalProtect prevents macro
viruses/malware from infecting your server using the following methods:
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Detects malicious macro code using heuristic scanning
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Heuristic scanning is an evaluative method of detecting viruses/malware. This method excels at detecting undiscovered viruses/malware and threats that do not have a known virus signature
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Strips all macro code from scanned files
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