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Exploit:SWF/CVE-2010-1297.A
Aliases: Exploit.SWF.J (BitDefender) SWF/Exploit.Agent.BW (ESET) Exploit.SWF.Agent.dp (Kaspersky) Exploit-SWF.c (McAfee) Troj/SWFDlr-S (Sophos)
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This threat uses specially-crafted Shockwave Flash (.swf) files to exploit an Adobe vulnerability to download and run files on your PC, including malware.
It runs when you visit a malicious or hacked website and you have a vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player.
The following versions of Adobe Flash Player are vulnerable:
- Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64
- Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610
- Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3 and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X
If you visit a webpage containing this threat and your PC has a vulnerable version of Flash installed, this threat can download and run other malware.
Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find hidden malware.
Update Adobe Flash
Make sure you install all available updates:
Get more help
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
