Definition(s)
Macro Virus
A type of malicious code that attaches itself to documents and uses the macro programming capabilities of the documents application to execute, replicate, and spread or propagate itself.
Adapted from: CNSSI 4009.
Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards