BananaBandit Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I'm often placed in a position where I'm compelled to open links to PDFs. Does opening such links in a "New Incognito window" provide any layer of protection against something malicious that might lurk within the PDF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeymaus Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 The incognito window is no "sandbox". It is just there to surf incognito. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 https://sandboxie-plus.com/sandboxie/ Free 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 PDF opening compulsion. Now there's a new one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony M Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Mickeymaus said: The incognito window is no "sandbox". It is just there to surf incognito. I don't think that the "incognito" winndow allows incognito surfing. All it does, I believe, is not record your website history on your PC or phone. Your surfing. and the sites you visit, is still logged at the ISP. You are not surfing without leaving traces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeymaus Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Tony M said: I don't think that the "incognito" winndow allows incognito surfing. All it does, I believe, is not record your website history on your PC or phone. Your surfing. and the sites you visit, is still logged at the ISP. You are not surfing without leaving traces. If you want to be more incognito then you have to use a VPN. I always use the Opera Browser for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaBandit Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 8:42 PM, MJCM said: https://sandboxie-plus.com/sandboxie/ Free I tried installing this and actually think I might've succeeded. I feel like a tech wizard. So, from now on, if I have to open a link about which I'm less than 100% confident, I just launch a web session from the "Sandboxed Web Browser" desktop icon and then plug in the link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seam0nster Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 A pdf browser exploit would fetch a high price in bug bounties, I doubt it'd be wasted on you. I don't think there's been a 0day like this in the wild now for a quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Just a regular updated antivirus and anti-malware application will help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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