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Are .docx or .pdf files potentially dangerous?
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Mar 15, 202617760 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Just a general question of computer security - if I download a .pdf or .docx from an untrusted source, can it seriously harm my machine/give a malicious user access to my information? Or is it sandboxed somehow? (Sorry if there's a different Stack Exchange I'm supposed to be posting this on.)
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PDF files have been increasingly dangerous recently. Turn off Javascript and/or use different viewers (another answer mentioned this, not sure why he was downmodded). There actually are different ways that files can come after you. Raw executable fi…
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