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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft security software detects and removes these threats.
Win32/Pdfjsc are a family of malicious PDF files that exploit vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
The vulnerabilities allow malware to download and run arbitrary files.
The following Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Update Adobe products
Make sure you install all available Adobe updates. You can read more about this vulnerability and download software updates from these links:
- CVE-2007-5659
- CVE-2008-2641
- CVE-2008-2992
- CVE-2009-0927
- CVE-2007-5659
- CVE-2008-2641
- CVE-2008-2992
- CVE-2009-0658
- CVE-2009-0836
- CVE-2009-0927
- CVE-2009-1492
- CVE-2009-1493
- CVE-2009-4324
- CVE-2010-0188
- CVE-2010-1297
- CVE-2010-2883
- CVE-2010-2884
- CVE-2010-3654
- CVE-2010-4091
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-07
It's also important to keep your other software up to date:
