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I occasionally come across PDFs from shady sources.
Is there a tool that a non-expert can use, which can check them for common vulnerabilities?
I have seen this question: Malicious PDF Analysis but I’m not sure how to act on the informatio… Continue reading PDF security analysis tool for non-experts
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Simple PDF Linking to Malicious Content“: Last week, I found an interesting piece of phishing based on a PDF file. Today, most of the PDF files that are delivered to end-user are not malicious, I mean that they don’t contain an exploit to
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Context
On my website, users can upload their PDF files, and then some, other users can view the uploaded PDF files.
I was wondering if this could come with security issues.
The uploaded PDF are simply displayed on the website thanks to: &… Continue reading Website with embedded PDFs and JavaScript for Acrobat
The answers to Can a PDF file contain a virus? show that clearly it can!
Sometimes we can be quite sure a certain pdf should not need to do anything sophisticated – for example a book in pdf form – so we wouldn’t expect them to contain emb… Continue reading Is there a way to scan a pdf to ensure it doesn’t contain anything that could be a virus?
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I have got to upload a sample bank statement PDF online which is going to accessible to everyone. I have obviously edited out all account details, names, codes, transaction particulars and the metadata from properties. The transaction amou… Continue reading Personally identifiable information in a PDF bank statement?
I have edited a PDF in Acrobat, but I am wondering what metadata might be possible to discern from the end file if I send it to external parties. Where is the most comprehensive guide or utility to stripping not readily visible metadata fr… Continue reading What hidden metadata might be embedded in a PDF that is not visible "to the naked eye"?
I have edited a PDF file in Acrobat, which left some metadata and I am wondering:
What metadata might be possible to discern from the end file if I were to send it to external parties?
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