Eh?
All three file formats have the ability to embeded scripted programming languages coupled with significant security flaws in the most commonly used applications to open them...MS Office and Adobe Acrobat have been major malware vectors for years..!
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 3 Jan 2018, 20:51,
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The software itself has been shown many times to have had weaknesses exploited
Which malware can of course use to get access to the operating system. But the files themselves cannot be used for these purposes as they lack the trigger mechanism to run these malicious files. So opening a pdf, xls or doc (or any of the later extensions for that matter) won't cause an explosion of malware on your system
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 0:14,
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Of course you can trust that a file with the extension .pdf is actually a PDF file
Nobody has ever tricked Windows into opening the wrong program that way.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 7:30,
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I open nearly every file I get with no problems.
I'm only nervous if a site I download them from doesn't give me at least 6 popups
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Fadgebadger (1 like), Thu 4 Jan 2018, 10:10,
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That's correct, wheresthefish
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 11:11,
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Nope
Go back to your IT Security training and pay attention this time.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 13:48,
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What Andy says. Google is your friend here.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 15:04,
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The most I can find is that there is proof of concept and trojans can be dropped in
I stick by my point though: it won't cause an explosion of malware.
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Thu 4 Jan 2018, 18:18,
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