You can detonate it into a VM running an instance of Cuckoo Sandbox. If you want to go the extra mile, you can dump the memory of said VM and analyse it with Volatility Framework. Also, if you want to quickly identify behavioural patterns in executable code, you can use Mandiant's CAPA tool (though idk if it works on .pdfs). Source: about 1 year ago

You should save a copy of the .exe, copy it into a VM running Cuckoo and get a report on exactly what the .exe does. Without this automated dissection, people are making educated guesses. They're probably right, but why not be certain? There is an online version too - https://cuckoosandbox.org. Source: about 1 year ago

You could use a service like cuckoo to check links/files. Source: over 1 year ago

I made my own lab in college using a series of VM's, A windows 10 machine that was packed with analysis tools, a kali listening machine (running inetsim or fakenet, I can't remember.) and I had remnux on another machine (which I ended up not really making use of, but it was there.) I used virtualbox and ran these VM's in an internal network, no internet access. Disabled all clipboard and file sharing after... Source: over 1 year ago

Another option if you want to self-host is https://cuckoosandbox.org/ . Of note, it's currently an unmaintained project so issues may not receive support, but it is free. Source: over 1 year ago

Perhaps something like the Linux Terminal Server Project? Source: over 1 year ago

I think you might want something like LTSP: https://ltsp.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

You can set up your machine to PXE boot and use something like LTSP to serve the OS. Configure without local storage, or optionally use the local storage only to cache the OS download from the server. Source: almost 2 years ago

Have you heard of https://ltsp.org/ ? Source: about 2 years ago

Check out https://ltsp.org/ for a start and browse their forums to see what they suggest for an authenticated web proxy. Source: over 2 years ago