Hacker Finds a Way to Exploit PDF Files, Without Vulnerability

SEE: Updated report with response from Adobe and FoxIt Software A security researcher has managed to create a proof-of-concept PDF file that executes an embedded executable without exploiting any security vulnerabilities. The PDF hack, when combined with clever social engineering techniques, coul...

Windows AlwaysInstallElevated MSI

This module checks the AlwaysInstallElevated registry keys which dictates if .MSI files should be installed with elevated privileges NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The generated .MSI file has an embedded executable which is extracted and run by the installer. After execution the .MSI file intentionally fai...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - Self Executing HTML File

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6961/info Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability that can allow script code within an HTML document to run an embedded executable file. Since the file is an HTML file, Internet Explorer will open and parse the file. When the script that poin...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 56 - Self Executing HTML File

Microsoft Internet Explorer 56 - Self Executing HTML File source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6961/info Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability that can allow script code within an HTML document to run an embedded executable file. Since the file is an HTML file, Internet Explor...