Posts Tagged ‘PDFs’

A “LNK” to the Past

May

2012

Contributor: Fred Gutierrez Cybercriminals have continuously evolved their methods throughout the years to avoid detection and arousing the suspicion of the users they are targeting. In the case of targeted attacks, the lure is a critical piece of the puzzle, as cybercriminals need to be sure they can get the attention of their target so […]

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PDF exploits targeted through Blackhole exploit kits.

Apr

2012

PDF exploits have been targeted by Blackhole exploit kits for some time now. The Blackhole exploit kit will deliver various malicious PDF files to a user if the victim is running a potentially vulnerable version of Adobe Reader. When these PDFs are opened through Adobe Reader, a known vulnerability is exploited which will then compromise […]

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PDF malware adopts another obfuscation trick in attempt to avoid detection

Apr

2012

Security experts are playing a game of cat-and-mouse game with malware authors who are continually looking for ways to bypass detection by anti-malware products.As regular readers of Naked Security will know, one commonly-seen method of distributing malware is to embed an attack inside a malformed PDF. And, one way to hide code inside a malicious […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

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