Potential malware/script attack threat, be aware! (whatever)
submitted 7.1 years 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?
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common_sense 7.1 years ago
I downloaded it on accident but I didn't open it. Am I in the clear?
Womb_Raider 7.1 years ago
I think the action of downloading is the danger, but I'm honestly not certain. I can only hope you use VPN.
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.
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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.