Re: PDF's unsafe?

[Xyberpix <xyberpix () xyberpix com>]

My question on this whole thread, as I'm finding it really interesting, is how
the hell did you do that?
Can you point me to any how to's as I really wanna try and come up with something
along these lines.

xyberpix

On Fri Sep 23 14:06 , 'Mark W. Webb' <mark () dolphtech com> sent:

> It appears that there are ways in which malware can be injected into a 
> PDF.  My question is, are there tools to detect them/remove them?  Sure, 
> I guess AV programs can help, but what about the case where I insert a 
> "del /f c:\*.*"
>
> Thanks...
>
> Geo. wrote:
>
> > Haven't any of the security firms checked out adobe pdf reader to see if
> > it's safe? It took 5 minutes to create this nonsense
> > http://www.nthelp.com/test.pdf and that's just using the standard features.
> > I hate to think what a real hacker could do with a pdf.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
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