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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.HW
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cus (Kaspersky) Exploit_c.JZH (AVG) Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen (BitDefender) PDF/Pidief!Generic (CA) Exploit.PDF.1589 (Dr.Web) Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cus (other)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Pidief.HW is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that target a software vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader version 8 before 8.2.1 and version 9 before 9.3.1. The vulnerability exploited by this malware is referenced by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Identifier CVE-2010-0188.
Upon successful exploitation, malicious code gets executed that is used to download and execute arbitrary files.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Update vulnerable applications
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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