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Published Jun 28, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.FU

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cmm (Kaspersky) JS/Exploit.FA (Norman) JS.Obfuscated.ECKQ (VirusBuster) EXP/Pdfka.qqw.10432 (Avira) Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen (BitDefender) PDF/Pidief.RS (CA) Exploit.PDF-JS (Ikarus)

Summary

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.FU is a detection for a crafted PDF file which exploits the vulnerabilities discussed in CVE-2008-2992 and CVE-2009-0927.

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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.

This threat exploits known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. After removing this threat, make sure that you install the updates available from the vendor. You can read more about these vulnerabilities in PDF documents, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:

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