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Surviving PDF “/Launch” attack

  • Rajesh Nikam / 16 years
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After Didier Stevens revealed about PDF “/Launch” Social Engineering Attack that could be used to launch applications from PDF files, we have received malicious PDF files which use this technique -doc.pdf, Royal_Mail_Delivery_Invoice_[].pdf. These PDF files modify Adobe’s Launch File warning which is prompted to the user before opening embedded non-pdf attachment. As Adobe has mentioned, […]

Iceland volcano scam

  • Yashowardhan Rai / 16 years
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Time and again we have seen how good the email scammers are at exploiting the latest news to concoct mails intended to empty your pockets. This time they are intending to deceive the passengers stranded due to the Icelandic Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption. The (above) email comes from a fake Frank Adam at the Civil Aviation […]

Identity theft through spam mail

  • Yashowardhan Rai / 16 years
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I received this mail yesterday. Few points to note about the mail are: The From field (which is blackened out) tries to portray a genuine name. The To field suggests that the mail may not be directed to me alone which is contradictory to the mail body which proposes the deal to me. The Subject […]

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