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Published Dec 03, 2008 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:JS/Redirector.W

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Exploit.ANOI (BitDefender) JS/Downloader.gen (McAfee)

Summary

Trojan:JS/Redirector.W is a detection for trojan Java scripts that download and execute malicious Shockwave Flash (SWF) files.  The malicious SWF files are crafted to exploit “Adobe Flash Player Invalid Pointer Vulnerability”, and detected by Microsoft antivirus solutions as Exploit:Win32/APSB08-11.gen!A.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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