Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughnmr
A good example might be downloading pdf ebooks from the darknet, I definitely wouldn't try that.
|
Just to clarify that point: this only applies to the Apple PDF viewer and anything that uses it (email, iBooks, etc). Opening even risky PDFs in Goodreader or any other reader that has its own rendering engine should be safe.
Quote:
|
Separate questions: If you do open a PDF, how long is the "window" for someone to be able to hack you? How would hackers know when you open a PDF, so that they can time their hacking?
|
It's not that opening the PDF leaves you open to being attack; the PDF *is* the attack. The severity of the attack depends on what the PDF has been designed to do.