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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AAP
Aliases: PDF/Expl.IW (Command) Exploit.TIFF.Gen (BitDefender) Exploit.PDF.2786 (Dr.Web) Exploit.JS.Pdfka.fow (Kaspersky) Exploit-PDF!Blacole (McAfee) Troj/PDFJS-WD (Sophos)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AAP is the detection for specially-crafted PDF files that target software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. The vulnerabilities, discussed in CVE-2010-0188, could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Use up-to-date software
This malware exploits known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Reader. After removing this threat from your computer, install the updates available from the vendor. You can read more about these vulnerabilities, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:
