If you use Microsoft Office. Security Warning.

[Gromett]

Exploit doing the rounds.

https://arstechnica.co.uk/informati...tacks-abuse-macro-less-ms-word-to-infect-pcs/

My first word of advice would be never open a document sent via email unless you have spoken to someone outside of the email communications channel and they have explicitly told you a document is being sent and what it is called.

However, read the article to see what signs to look out for.

 

[SpeedyDux]

Great heads-up and advice from @Gromett

I probably over-delete emails, on the presumption that every unsolicited attachment or link is guilty of malware unless and until proved innocent. Now, where did I leave that tinfoil hat?

 

[DBK]

I do get a few Word docs from people I know and would open them. What I'm not sure about is can this new method of attack propogate this way? For example, X receives an infected document. They then subsequently create a completely different Office document and send it to a friend. Is this second document also infected?

 

[Gromett]

I do get a few Word docs from people I know and would open them. What I'm not sure about is can this new method of attack propogate this way? For example, X receives an infected document. They then subsequently create a completely different Office document and send it to a friend. Is this second document also infected?

It is possible.