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PDFs wrapped in XDP evade anti-virus scans


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"Security researcher Brandon Dixon has discovered a way to bypass the Antivirus detection for malicious PDFs," writes eHackingNews, "using the XML Data Package(XDP) format." It goes on to add that "opening the malicious XDP file can result in Adobe Reader Exploit."

PDFs wrapped in XDP evade anti-virus scans
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pdfs-wrapped-in-xdp-evade-anti-virus-scans/
"Security researcher Brandon Dixon has discovered a way to bypass the Antivirus detection for malicious PDFs," writes eHackingNews, "using the XML Data Package(XDP) format." It goes on to add that "opening the malicious XDP file can result in Adobe Reader Exploit."
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:51:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pdfs-wrapped-in-xdp-evade-anti-virus-scans/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pdfs-wrapped-in-xdp-evade-anti-virus-scans/


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