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Microsoft Visual Studio add-ins could be used to deliver malware

Posted on February 5, 2023August 27, 2023 By bot

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Following the demise of macros in Microsoft Office (opens in new tab) files, it seems that another alternative method is gaining popularity, new reports have claimed.Cybersecurity researchers from Deep Instinct have discovered an uptick in the use of Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) among cybercriminals, as they build malicious Office add-ins which help them achieve persistence and run malicious code on target endpoints.What hackers are doing here is building .NET-based malware (opens in
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