Can PDFs Have Viruses?(adobe.com)
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Can PDFs Have Viruses?
https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/resources/can-pdfs-contain-viruses.html
3 comments
It does not answer why PDFs can have virus.
The article starts by unambiguously saying yes and later on gives examples:
> PDFs, like other file formats, can have hidden JavaScript code that might exploit vulnerabilities in a PDF.
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> Opening a malicious PDF can launch malware that will start up whatever process the hacker has in mind.
> PDFs, like other file formats, can have hidden JavaScript code that might exploit vulnerabilities in a PDF.
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> Opening a malicious PDF can launch malware that will start up whatever process the hacker has in mind.
It does. It literally says Yes.
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