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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:05 am
Post subject: Is it possible to put a virus into a PDF?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:59 am
Post subject: Re: Is it possible to put a virus into a PDF? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"ship" <shiphen.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
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> Why spammers have suddenly started attaching PDFs?
> Is it now possible to put a virus into an Adobe Acrobat file
> afterall??
As well as the fact that it gets it past most anti-virus programs, I'm sure
that I read somewhere that pdf's can be infected with a virus. But before
you panic, the free pdf reader can't be its only if you have the full adobe
pdf creation/editing software that it can be an issue. Could be wrong, can't
remember the link ...
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:51 pm
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Brian Cryer wrote on 8/9/2007 10:39 AM:
> As well as the fact that it gets it past most anti-virus programs, I'm sure
> that I read somewhere that pdf's can be infected with a virus. But before
> you panic, the free pdf reader can't be its only if you have the full adobe
> pdf creation/editing software that it can be an issue. Could be wrong, can't
> remember the link ...
I heard that there is a security flaw in the older
version of Acrobat reader that allows viruses, but
that the newest version fixes that.
Wayne Sallee
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:58 pm
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"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex RemoveThis @attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I don't know, but I got a pdf a couple of days ago from a name I thought I
> recognized (I get a lot of that in the business - vendors, etc.). It
> looked like possibly a price list or new product announcement.
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> But when I opened it suddenly the Windows installer popped up. I closed
> it quickly - but it popped up about 5-6 more times before it stopped.
I'm getting a lot of PDF spam the last couple of months too.
I can't say for sure about the windows installer running, but it might have
started up to install a font included in the PDF file. >> Stay informed about: Is it possible to put a virus into a PDF? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:58 pm
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Auggie wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex RemoveThis @attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Mqednbjnif21tSbbnZ2dnUVZ_qCgnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> I don't know, but I got a pdf a couple of days ago from a name I thought I
>> recognized (I get a lot of that in the business - vendors, etc.). It
>> looked like possibly a price list or new product announcement.
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>> But when I opened it suddenly the Windows installer popped up. I closed
>> it quickly - but it popped up about 5-6 more times before it stopped.
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> I'm getting a lot of PDF spam the last couple of months too.
>
> I can't say for sure about the windows installer running, but it might have
> started up to install a font included in the PDF file.
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>
That is a possibility I hadn't considered. But I wasn't about to wait
around to find out, either 
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:27 pm
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Jerry Stuckle wrote on 8/9/2007 4:32 PM:
>> I can't say for sure about the windows installer running, but it might
>> have started up to install a font included in the PDF file.
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> That is a possibility I hadn't considered. But I wasn't about to wait
> around to find out, either
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hehehe no I wouldn't either
Wayne Sallee
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:04 pm
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:06 am
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:28 am
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