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====Macro virus====
{{Main article|Macro virus (computing)}}
[[Visual Basic for Applications|VBA]] has access to most [[Win32 API|Microsoft Windows system call]]s and executes when documents are opened. This makes it relatively easy to write [[computer virus]]es in VBA, commonly known as [[Macro virus (computing)|macro virus]]es. In the mid-to-late 1990s, this became one of the most common types of computer virus. However, during the late 1990s and to date, [[Microsoft]] has been patching and updating its programs.{{cn|date=April 2022}} In addition, current anti-virus programs immediately counteract such attacks.