Potential malware/script attack threat, be aware! (whatever)

submitted ago by Womb_Raider

This is a potentially serious warning.

There's a voat user here spamming a PDF link across voat, pretending it's relevant where it isn't. Not only is this obnoxious, but it could be used to dox voaters. See this post: How to Embed a Backdoor Connection in an Innocent-Looking PDF for more information.

Here are some examples of his spam. These are just the past 3 days, in order from most recent to 3 days old:

https://voat.co/v/news/2423510/12060588/10#12060588

https://voat.co/v/news/2423510/12060552/10#12060552

https://voat.co/v/whatever/2423208/12060410/10#12060410

https://voat.co/v/news/2423510/12062218/10#12062218

https://voat.co/v/politics/2423602/12060867/10#12060867

https://voat.co/v/whatever/2421889/12051071/10#12051071

https://voat.co/v/news/2421638/12050455/10#12050455

https://voat.co/v/whatever/2421750/12050440/10#12050440

https://voat.co/v/whatever/2421419/12050290/10#12050290

https://voat.co/v/funny/2419854/12041982/10#12041982

https://voat.co/v/news/2419232/12040577/10#12040577

https://voat.co/v/science/2419260/12040556/10#12040556

https://voat.co/v/AskVoat/2417792/12038280/10#12038280

https://voat.co/v/AskVoat/2417792/12038268/10#12038268

https://voat.co/v/politics/2417597/12031469/10#12031469

https://voat.co/v/technology/2422825/12058026/10#12058026

https://voat.co/v/technology/2422825/12058015/10#12058015

And that's just three days. Three fucking days and he's spammed this PDF that many times. Is this a psy-op? Is this MH101 (anti-female propaganda?) rebranded? What do you guys make of this? I'm uneasy. I've reported the account to various mods and tried to alert @PuttItOut as well. Few replied, those that did said he is not spamming. How is this not spam?

common_sense ago

I downloaded it on accident but I didn't open it. Am I in the clear?

Womb_Raider ago

I think the action of downloading is the danger, but I'm honestly not certain. I can only hope you use VPN.

common_sense ago

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hack-like-pro-embed-backdoor-connection-innocent-looking-pdf-0140942/

This talks about the threats to PCs, I downloaded it on mobile. I hope I'm in the clear.

EngelbertHumperdinck ago

Excellent post, Womb. I had him labelled but wasn't thoughtful enough to warn others. Upvoted.

Womb_Raider ago

Why is this post being downvoated so heavily despite being good content? Is this SBBH in action?