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General Category => Tips & Tricks => Topic started by: Farabomb on April 25, 2017, 11:55:10 AM

Title: Infected PDFs
Post by: Farabomb on April 25, 2017, 11:55:10 AM
I know we should all be smart enough to not open unknown attachments.

I also know how ignorant CSR's and salesmen can be. Watch out for these.

http://lifehacker.com/ransomware-is-being-hidden-inside-attachments-of-attach-1794610034
Title: Re: Infected PDFs
Post by: Joe on April 25, 2017, 12:27:17 PM
All of them I get are infected with stupidty. >:(
Title: Re: Infected PDFs
Post by: AaronH on April 25, 2017, 01:32:19 PM
This happened at my old shop. One week into my 2-weeks-notice before moving to my current shop, everyone in the sales/accounting departments were getting these. I was also the IT guy so I spent my last week cleaning up machines. That stuff is seriously hard to clear.
Title: Re: Infected PDFs
Post by: swampymarsh on April 26, 2017, 05:02:09 AM
How many times do I have to tell these yunguns...

 :cane:

PitStop Server or Pro with an action list to remove attachments before incoming files are eyeballed!

Or even Acrobat Pro with a JavaScrip to remove attachments, or Denebu, or...
Title: Re: Infected PDFs
Post by: Sattler on April 26, 2017, 11:40:55 PM
I didn't realise pdfs could be infected.
Title: Re: Infected PDFs
Post by: Possum on April 27, 2017, 01:34:35 PM
If there's anything that currently can't, someone will find a way.
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