The minute you open the malware-infected document you are at risk of having your device remotely controlled. And it appears that users who have administrative user rights are hit harder.
What can you do?
The bad news is Microsoft hasn’t developed a patch yet to protect your system. And the good news is here are some temporary measures and workarounds to protect you until the fix is ready.
- Make sure you open all your documents in Protected View or Application Guard for Office.
- If you are using Internet Explorer, “disable the installation of all ActiveX controls”.
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus and Defender for Endpoint should also give you protection.
- Be alert for any suspicious documents. And look for future security updates from Microsoft.
“Customers should keep anti-malware products up to date. Customers who utilize automatic updates do not need to take additional action,” according to the Microsoft update.
“This may include providing a security update through our monthly release process or providing an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs.”
