Why does MS Word open files in “Protected Mode”? Like is there really any threat for a “Protected Mode” to be needed?

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Why does MS Word open files in “Protected Mode”? Like is there really any threat for a “Protected Mode” to be needed?

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Answer 1

If you open a word doc and all it is is a message to disable protected mode, then that doc is almost certainly just a virus and disabling protected mode will infect you.