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Don't know if a pdf is laced with malware

Michael Kassner 19th Dec 2011

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Use REMnux to check it out. I am not a coder, so parts of REMnux will be foreign to me. But, I have already caught a bad pdf document using REMnux. It was destined for the CEO.

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Another great article!

JCitizen 23rd Dec 2011

I would need this tool if I ever graduate to be a serious contender in the security field. Most people that know me already think I'm serious. I am like a junk yard dog, but that doesn't mean I know half of it.

It would be cool to know what part of the malware code helped tip you off to the malicious PDF? Was it the analysis tools, mentioned in your article? Thanks for all the hard work Michael! happy

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Thanks, J

Michael Kassner Updated - 24th Dec 2011

I was suspicious, as I wasn't expecting anything. It came as I was researching this article -- what propitious timing. I used REMnux and Google to search for what I thought was an odd chunk of verbiage and sure enough.

I am by no means qualified at this stuff. If I could, I would love to take Lenny's class. Imagine the power and peace of mind having that ability gives.

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The perfect holiday gift!

seanferd 23rd Dec 2011

Very cool. I do not believe that I have looked at this in quite a while - I'm not exactly a reverse-engineering guy. But I do like to poke and prod at malware occasionally, especially when it has annoyed someone I love. Thanks for another fine article!

I had a little snicker at this, though: