Embedding Beacon Payloads in PDF Files

Welcome to Malware Sloth's guide on embedding Cobalt Strike payloads in PDF files. This tutorial is designed for security professionals and cybersecurity enthusiasts alike, offering clear, step-by-step instructions on how to effectively incorporate beacon payloads into PDF documents for penetration testing purposes.

Required Tools

Before we begin, lets ensure we have all the necessary tools at our disposal:

• Metasploit Framework

• Cobalt Strike

• PDF Toolkit (pdftk)

Method 1: Embedding Payloads with PDF Toolkit

This method involves using PDF Toolkit to embed …

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