-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/10/2015 04:50 PM, Seth wrote:
Links to PDFs are not uncommon on this list but I never feel good about opening them up. [ ... ]
I usually use an open source reader like muPDF on SumatraPDF in a VM, but it's a hassle.
Curious if the advice given above is still relevant and also what other on the list recommend for safe viewing of PDFs.
I think that using a reader like Evince inside a VM should be very safe, relatively speaking. Needless to say, if paranoia is an issue don't let a PDF file you didn't make yourself touch any installed Microsoft OS (except inside a VM used for no other purpose and "rolled back" to an earlier snapshot after every use) or any "smart phone." If you want a really unpopular PDF reader, try the GIMP: It can import PDF files as rendered images, one layer per page. It can't execute active content. Anybody who anticipates this security measure, and devises a way to make a PDF file climb out of the GIMP and take over the machine, arguably deserves to succeed. :o) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVeK+5AAoJEDZ0Gg87KR0LBHEQAIRqeMYyIysEMARM3+76L198 lLs9CDN2vTJAtXp/x6cb6xKWswppYpN8WqV/FWWRvUA1Las6HuBpyf0ULiY/piC6 5z3CF1KzKlNI2sRX93bvNQZJ0alKOshwRBjCRb5mEue7hCHmyosTu0ppxY37Q/go oaKnWaevihOh5jv1W2Rc7IOElXw6seQwp6nEQDEce8GlN7i+h+g2UbID5HKW02/c xxSIdSPZhExwaz/RaICGT6g9mCuz3AT8xg+gdbzW8lVlrpaqEQuY07OGITIXYxoz vycfyZOYjudWv72njz7qpoYXoTdfte8Iwde8s4GN77JttzdXEySrzd/cXUxR08aD +0+JnNCjTxM191C4gZW0OKdPleqUBwZOMUJpTrTpbP/JPYW3JqOSzG9BZmMh9ClG LP97WEootEiP/ZsB+H9uOaXC6NZTnVfj9MV2ovr9vsUhNOuNKSHH6usJqaUGS2l6 ccM5ZXU/yHECCfwFWzcsOCIT1EAPlfEpzB74hZ3ja5RlRa9jmmelEUpbmS16PKNy wsqVsoN67uIsVGfTskIEWiWfRj8lORBLKY2hre16cvZ8nGH2+p6Mm3y/ImKSFJAg 883ScaQMNW2KBwCEV2NJ5zjMgo5/VBKo1sZ/R15ppKXTR3QgnlHRdnGzavOhb1Tr IBmOZqBJ1QUHWLOA4koI =+zTe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----