Re:Sci Hub repository torrents of scientific papers
by mr_overalls on Monday May 21, 2018 @02:33PM
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For those of you who use SciHub: do you take any special precautions against malware?
PDFs are a convenient vector for viruses, trojans, etc. And the users downloading these papers tend to work for academic/research institutions that could be ripe targets for hacking & IP theft.
Re:Sci Hub repository torrents of scientific papers
by letters90 on Monday May 21, 2018 @03:10PM
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you are referring to pdf viewer exploits, you can circumvent most of them by either using linux or utilizing less targeted pdf viewer software like sumatra.
PDFs are a convenient vector for viruses, trojans, etc. And the users downloading these papers tend to work for academic/research institutions that could be ripe targets for hacking & IP theft.