Summary:
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office, also known as VSTO are being used by hackers very frequently as a means of achieving persistence and executing code on a targeted machine. Software development kit VSTO, is a part of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE. The method is an alternative to inserting VBA macros that fetch malware from the internet into documents. VSTO is a tool that gives attackers the capability to install malware, execute it, and achieve persistence on the target system.[/subscribe_to_unlock_form]
Summary:
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office, also known as VSTO are being used by hackers very frequently as a means of achieving persistence and executing code on a targeted machine. Software development kit VSTO, is a part of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE. The method is an alternative to inserting VBA macros that fetch malware from the internet into documents. VSTO is a tool that gives attackers the capability to install malware, execute it, and achieve persistence on the target system.[emaillocker id="1283"]
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