Malware

macro virus

malware:macro_virus Also: macro virus

Malware implemented through document or spreadsheet macros; Greg describes writing one for his school’s Excel grade system.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing DEVELOPED_BY Greg Linares Explicit 160
outgoing AFFECTS Microsoft Excel Explicit 160

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macro virus DEVELOPED_BY Greg Linares

Greg says he wrote macro viruses, including a macro virus that modified his school's Excel grade records.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Greg Linares EP 160 Details

“I made a macro virus that would look for my student ID number”

Greg Linares · offsets 12961–13022

macro virus AFFECTS Microsoft Excel

Greg's macro virus modified Excel grade sheets and caused the school's Excel files to crash when a later column was added.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Greg Linares EP 160 Details

“the virus would restore the doc — the sheets when teachers opened up the sheets. That caused the Excel files to crash”