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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published May 01, 2008 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Exploit:HTML/IFrame_Exploit.G

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Exploit.Html.Iframe.Filedownload.EE (BitDefender) Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload (Kaspersky) Exploit-MIME.gen.c (McAfee) Exploit/iFrame (Panda)

Summary

Exploit:HTML/IFrame_Exploit.G is a detection for malicious .eml files that attempt to exploit the vulnerability addressed by MS01-020 (Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment) in order to launch a malicious binary. In the wild, the use of malicious files identified by this detection have mostly been associated with the Win32/Chir family.
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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