1 More Than Macros: A Survey of File-Borne Malware Threats WHITE PAPER2 The problem of file-borne malware is a severe one, and it is only growing in scope. More threat actors than ever are concealing malicious code, malicious macros, unsecure hyperlinks, and other malicious content within common files. This method of delivering malicious software is effective largely for two reasons: 1. Users upload, download, receive, open, and edit many types of files every day and are not used to thinking of them as dangerous. Thus, they may be unaware or dismissive of the threat posed by files from online sources. 2. Users may be tricked into opening files from untrustworthy sources due to social engineering tactics used by attackers. This paper will examine the w

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