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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.Y
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Summary
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.Y is a detection for malicious PDF files that attempt to exploit the heap corruption vulnerability in a component (U3D) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier, described in CVE-2011-2462. An attacker may create specially-crafted malicious PDF files to trigger the memory corruption, and possibly execute arbitrary code to run malicious JavaScript and shellcode. It may also connect to remote websites.
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/.
Update vulnerable PDF 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:
