Pancho Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 I need some advice, yo!A pdf document (called changelog.pdf) automatically downloaded itself through FireFox from one of those "win something for nothing" websites. It originated (so said the FireFox download manager) from a .ru address. When I went to delete the file I accidentally opened it. It told a warning, possibly something to do with no text, I closed it and sent it to the recycling bin. Pretty dodgy.My antivirus (fully updated sophos) hasn't picked up anything. Should I trust it and carry on using internet banking etc. or is there further steps I should take?Cheers in advance for any help,H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 The fact a warning came up is quite interesting, it could mean that it didn't actually get to deliver the payload (the PDF contains a virus) so you might be ok. If you download the latest update for Adobe Reader you should be fine against future attacks of the same kind:Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.comThe fact that you're anti-virus didn't pick up anything is probably a good sign as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aekido Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Malwarebytes.orgDownload and run this in safe mode, should pick up anything in your cookies, downloads, etc etc that your anti virus wont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho Posted February 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Cheers Chris,I use Acrobat Standard and it had no available updates, does that mean I was already protected? What kind of symtoms should I expect if the blighter did get through?H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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