I hear WordPerfect 9 and later come with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Does this mean WordPerfect will be susceptible to macro viruses?
As software becomes more complex and sophisticated there is always a chance of others exploiting that sophistication in negative ways. The version of VBA provided in WordPerfect includes a number of security features, but macro viruses are still a potential (but perhaps not great) threat. See WordPerfect Macro VBA FAQ for some more information.
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- I hear WordPerfect 9 and later come with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Does this mean WordPerfect will be susceptible to macro viruses?
