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Qbot Malware Discovered: Here's How It Uses PDFs and WSF Files to Infect Your Computer

QBot malware has been a persistent threat to Windows devices for some time now, and the new phishing campaign using Windows Script Files (WSF) is making it easier than ever to infect these devices.
ZDNet

This malware-spreading PDF uses a sneaky file name to trick the unwary

Attackers using the Snake keylogger malware for Windows are emailing malicious PDFs with embedded Word documents to infect victims' PCs and steal information. Malicious PDFs are an unusual tool to use ...
PC World

Beware! Malware distributors are switching to less suspicious file types

After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the ...
Bleeping Computer

New MatrixPDF toolkit turns PDFs into phishing and malware lures

A new phishing and malware distribution toolkit called MatrixPDF allows attackers to convert ordinary PDF files into interactive lures that bypass email security and redirect victims to credential ...
Bleeping Computer

FBI warnings are true—fake file converters do push malware

The FBI is warning that fake online document converters are being used to steal peoples’ information and, in worst-case scenarios, to deploy ransomware on victims' devices. The warning came last week ...