Cybercrime Economics of Malicious Macros report exposes the economic and technical drivers behind the recent worldwide surge of malicious macros. Cybercriminals have, in the last nine months, increasingly returned to cost-effective macros to reach more targets and see a greater return on their financial investment. Malicious macros are effective and inexpensive, yielding better returns for attackers. The high success rates and cost-effectiveness of increasingly sophisticated malicious macros have driven the shift in malware-based email attacks. The report combines technical analysis of malware samples from top malicious macro developers with investigation of underground cybercriminal forums.”]