Matt Johnson wrote: > You described never attaching USB or an external drive and not copying > PDFs.
That is mostly in play for computers which have internet access. Typically, the malware deployed is very small and fetches another (more advanced) exploit from an off-site server. If it can't retrieve this file, it waits until it can. Keeping this computer unconnected disrupts this flow. Having it all within a single PDF is problematic because of size (~20ish mb PDF really stands out). I don't think it's a huge deal to have a spare computer that is more or less segregated from the internet, but only you can decide whether it's appropriate. ~Griffin -- Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. PGP: 0xD9D4CADEE3B67E7AB2C05717E331FD29AE792C97 OTR: sa...@jabber.ccc.de -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
