PDF Trojans

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Tiffany S.

Is it possible for malware to be hidden in PDF files?

If so, will a .pdf extension on a malware file limit it to being opened
only by a PDF reader, in which case it will be unexecutable?
 
From: "Tiffany S." <[email protected]>

| Is it possible for malware to be hidden in PDF files?

| If so, will a .pdf extension on a malware file limit it to being opened
| only by a PDF reader, in which case it will be unexecutable?


Hidden in them ? No.

However, there are vulnerabilities which can lead to Trojan downloads such as Cross-Site
Scripting (aka; XSS).
 
David H. Lipman said:
From: "Tiffany S." <[email protected]>
| Is it possible for malware to be hidden in PDF files?
| If so, will a .pdf extension on a malware file limit it to being
opened
| only by a PDF reader, in which case it will be unexecutable?
Hidden in them ? No.
However, there are vulnerabilities which can lead to Trojan downloads
such as Cross-Site
Scripting (aka; XSS).
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Have you seen this David?

David Kierznowski's page...
Backdooring PDF Files:
http://michaeldaw.org/md-hacks/backdooring-pdf-files/

-jen
 
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