A '''Macro Virus''' refers to a serious type of [[malware]] that affect [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Office|Word]] and [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]]. These viruses spread among Word and Excel applications and documents, and, unlike other types of malware, affect both [[Apple|Macs]] and [[Windows (operating system)|Windows]].
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A '''Macro Virus''' refers to a type of [[malware]] that affects programs which support macros, such as [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Office|Word]] and [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]]. These viruses spread among vulnerble applications through documents and other files, and unlike other types of malware, typically affect both [[Apple|Mac]] and [[Windows (operating system)|Windows]] [[operating system]]s.<ref>https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-malware-macro-viruses.html</ref><ref>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750846.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396</ref>