I don't believe I replied to this. It was a pdf and evince opened it fine -- turned out to be wanting me to phone a number to "claim my inheritance" ... As indicated elsewhere, I've only found one out of apparently 40 scanners that find anything wrong, and that was a fake link, which could be malware. I've kept the file (renamed it), and can supply if anyone wishes. Best, JN On 14-05-20 08:46 PM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > On 14/05/20, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote: >> Anyone know of tools to detect malware specifically in pdfs? I was >> expecting to get a file and impatiently opened wrong email and a file >> that might be infected (the packaging was close to what I was expecting. >> Sigh. The crooks are getting too good.) As I'm on Linux, I suspect no >> damage, but it would be useful to know what was in the file besides an >> invitation to get some illegal money. > > Was it actually a .pdf, or was it claiming to be a PDF in a .zip? > >> JN > > slainte mhath, RGB > > -- > Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> > <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! > Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% > Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ >