The identity thieves behind the Zeus malware attacks ... document. Recently it has been discovered by a security researcher that this feature can be used to run an executable embedded within the ...

On the heels of a warning that malicious executables can be embedded ... attack but malicious hackers could still use clever social engineering techniques to launch executables from rigged PDF files.

Security experts from JPCERT/CC have identified a new attack technique called “MalDoc in PDF,” which can elude ... an analysis tool for malicious Word files, to combat this technique. OLEVBA can ...

Zimperium research finds SMishing campaign leveraging carefully crafted PDF files The campaign ... The uniqueness of the attack is seen in the URL, which comes with an embedded XObject.

In the replied message, they’d distribute a .PDF file ... downloads a .ZIP file with a Windows Script (WSF) document. That file, as the researchers explain, is a mix of JavaScript and Visual ...

ProxyLife told BleepingComputer that this campaign uses either PDF attachments or embedded URLs to start ... will automatically download a JavaScript file pretending to be a document named similar ...

The attachment contains an ISO disc image file, a precise replica of data from optical discs like CDs or DVDs. Embedded within ... of information like cookies, PDF files and browser extensions.

The latest scam revolves around carefully crafted PDF files that embed malicious links in a way that traditional security systems struggle to detect. Unlike typical phishing attacks where URLs are ...