Possible macro virus attacks and how to prevent them

Computers and Security

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 595-626

  Bontchev, Vesselin ^a  

^a FRISK Software International   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD-ROM; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; MACROS;

ANTI VIRUS; AUTO MACROS; INTERNAL DATA FORMATS; MACRO VIRUS; MICROSOFT; WINWORD;

COMPUTER VIRUSES;

EID: 0030403941     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4048(97)88131-X     Document Type: Article

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