[ToiletNinja00]

Is it save to open PDF from stranger?
Can one inject some kind of virus/malware/keylogger into PDF these days?

THanks

[-lSkillzl-]

I don't know... they can spoof it or something so I wouldnt scan it on Virustotal so if it is a virus get it distributed and delete it.

[PoisonKnife]

scan it on Virustotal so if it is a virus get it distributed and delete it.

Excatly. The person can have a virus bound to the PDF file and when you open the PDF, you'll be infected.

[ToiletNinja00]

Is Virustotal #1 standard these days?
I thought on HF, we always discuss about creating FUD here and there, to bypass those stuff?

Thanks

[z1lla]

if the extension is PDF then it cannot be a virus..if it was binded with a virus its extension would be .exe..

[creepshots]

As above said, PDF can't execute code, Unless extension spoofed but there would be a EXE.PDF sort of extension. Its safe, Just watch the links inside the PDF.

[sɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴄʀᴜᴍ]

I used to infect .txt files and .jpg files. Anything can be infected and you should treat it as such.

[Sky]

Depends who sent you it, If its a stranger I wouldnt, Not hard to FUD & Bind these days, If you think or find it is a virus stick it on VirusTotal to get your own back :) Thats what I do when someone try's to RAT me. Payback is sweet. 🤝

[ToiletNinja00]

I used to infect .txt files and .jpg files. Anything can be infected and you should treat it as such.

Ah thats true.
I guess there really isnt 100% safety afterall.

[lindsaymills42o]

The extension would need to be an exe, you can infect any file its just harder to find with a FUD so run the AV and give it a shot ..

[Sky]

Maybe you could try find an online PDF reader? Just thought of this, Something like this should exist out there I guess?

~Arcane

[James Kirk]

There are exploits to infect people that open you're pdf file, but chances are, yours is clean.

[Puller]

well i reading something that stated that u could fake the exstension of a file with a unicode charcter
so u should be careful and sandbox it first, but most likely it doesn't have any viruses

[๖ۣۜÑåzgйŀ]

Is Virustotal #1 standard these days?
I thought on HF, we always discuss about creating FUD here and there, to bypass those stuff?

Thanks

Well the goal of this site is for security.
Without this site I would have a lot less knowledge of what happens on a computer

I personally feel that to secure an environment you need to know how to break into it, if you can't break into it any longer, you're as secure as you're going to get. Though no system is completely secure, you can enable strong policy to maximize your security to the point that your computer no longer becomes an easy target.