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MICROSOFT WORD and Microsoft Office users have been warned about a new zero-day security flaw that enables hackers to remotely install malware on your PC, security McAfee has warned.

Microsoft Office is vulnerable to a dangerous new malware attack, renown anti-virus company McAfee has cautioned.

The security flaw enables cyber-criminals to covertly install malware on your PC.

The terrifying attack is possible thanks to a flaw in Microsoft's Object, Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology, McAfee warned in a blog post.

The security company wrote: "The exploit works on all Microsoft Office versions, including the latest Office 2016 running on Windows 10.

"The earliest attack we have seen dates to late January."

Hackers are using Microsoft Word documents (or more specifically, RTF files listed with a “.doc” extension) to trick people into opening the files.

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Well, anti-virus firm McAfee has a few suggestions to keep safe.

"Do not open any Office files obtained from untrusted locations," the company warns.

"According to our tests, this active attack cannot bypass the Office Protected View, so we suggest everyone ensure that Office Protected View is enabled."

To enable Office Protected View in your application, launch Microsoft Word.

Then navigate to File > Options > Trust Centre, then click on Trust Centre Options.

Click on Protected View, then check all of the three tick boxes listed beneath this option.

Hit OK to finalise the changes – and you should be protected against the latest malware attack.

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