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Published Jul 13, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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Exploit:JS/Blacole.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: JS/Redir.AQ (Command) Trojan-Clicker.JS.Iframe.cz (Kaspersky) JS/Redirector.BR (Norman) JS/iFrame.ktv (Avira) JS.Click.64 (Dr.Web) Trojan-Clicker.JS.Iframe (Ikarus) JS/Obfuscated.c (McAfee) Hack.Exploit.Script.JS.Iframe.ad (Rising AV) Trojan.Webkit!html (Symantec) JS_ONLOAD.SMU (Trend Micro)

Summary

Exploit:JS/Blacole.A is the detection for malicious Javascript that loads a series of other exploits. If the computer runs a vulnerable version of certain software and exploitation is successful, various malware may be downloaded.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:

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