Yes, all sorts of things are possible, and perhaps we should all be
using Qubes OS.
Here I was most interested in learning the specifics Bob reported with
the link.
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Richard Gaskin
Matthias Rebbe wrote:
Am 05.09.2017 um 20:03 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at
lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
The link is direct to a PDF (a format which is not entirely without its risks I
suppose) but isn't embedded within a page that has JavaScript. Indeed, it's not
an an HTML page at all.
Even if the link seems to direct to a file, this could not be the case. The
following link for example directs also to a pdf
https://qck.biz/sample.pdf <https://qck.biz/sample.pdf>
but the server redirects that link to a .lc file which outputs some text and
runs a javascript (just an popup box).
So you never can be sure. ;)
Matthias
So does the PDF itself contain ransomware, and if so which variant? And how
quickly after clicking the link did the encrypting begin? I opened that PDF in
Chrome an hour ago. I have multiple backups, but it would be helpful to know
if I need to budget time today to prepare for recovery.
If not, what link are you referring to?
@Richmond: why do you suppose the publisher doesn't have a domain name?
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Systems
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