Excellent points....and they certainly underline Jon's musing about another source. Thank you both.

What about a case where the malware originates in a system like Windows? That is, the originator created the document on a Windows machine where an infection has snuck in, and the document is then opened in the Mac version of Word. Is that malware going to be executed on the Mac and, even if not, can it somehow be a pain in the rear just due to its presence?


ryck

"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" The Doobie Brothers

iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2020), 3.8 GHz 8 Core Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM, 2667 MHz DDR4
OS Sonoma 14.4.1
Canon Pixma TR 8520 Printer
Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner c/w VueScan software
TM on 1TB LaCie USB-C