Security News > 2018 > October > Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead

A feature that allows anyone to embed a video directly in a Word document can be easily misused to trick target users into downloading and running malware, Cymulate researchers have demonstrated. The attack Producing a document that will deliver the malicious payload is easy. An attacker must first create a Word document, fill it with whatever content they deem appropriate, then use the Insert -> Online Video option, add a YouTube video to the document … More → The post Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead appeared first on Help Net Security.

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