[–] barronli 1y ago ↗ It does not answer why PDFs can have virus. [–] JSDevOps 1y ago ↗ It does. It literally says Yes. [–] latexr 1y ago ↗ The article starts by unambiguously saying yes and later on gives examples:> PDFs, like other file formats, can have hidden JavaScript code that might exploit vulnerabilities in a PDF.and> Opening a malicious PDF can launch malware that will start up whatever process the hacker has in mind.
[–] latexr 1y ago ↗ The article starts by unambiguously saying yes and later on gives examples:> PDFs, like other file formats, can have hidden JavaScript code that might exploit vulnerabilities in a PDF.and> Opening a malicious PDF can launch malware that will start up whatever process the hacker has in mind.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 24.4 ms ] thread> PDFs, like other file formats, can have hidden JavaScript code that might exploit vulnerabilities in a PDF.
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> Opening a malicious PDF can launch malware that will start up whatever process the hacker has in mind.