Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.ADQ is a malicious PDF file that exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

The vulnerabilities, discussed in CVE-2010-0188, allow this malware to download and run arbitrary files.

The following versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are vulnerable to this exploit:

• Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 earlier than 8.2.1
• Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 earlier than 9.3.1

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AEA is a malicious PDF file that exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

The vulnerabilities, discussed in CVE-2010-0188, allow this malware to download and run arbitrary files.

The following versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are vulnerable to this exploit:

• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 8.2.1
• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 9.3.1

Install updates to prevent infection

This malware exploits known vulnerabilities.

You should always install the latest updates available from the software vendor to prevent reinfection from this threat, and possible infection from other threats.

Download updates for Adobe products from the following link:

• Updating Software

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.ABG is the detection for specially-crafted PDF files that target a software vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader (described in CVE-2010-0188) that could result in execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AS is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that attempt to exploit software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. It usually arrives in the system when the user visits a Web page that contains a malicious PDF file or opens an e-mail message containing the PDF file as an attachment.

Exploit:JS/Pdfjsc.B is a detection for specially crafted PDF files that target software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.NR is the detection for PDF files that exploit various vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. On a vulnerable computer, successful exploitation could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Exploit:JS/Pdfjsc.PD is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that attempt to exploit software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader that could result in the execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is discussed in CVE-2010-0188, and mitigated by Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-07 released February 2010.

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.RF is the detection for specially-crafted PDF files that exploit the vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader described in the following articles:

• CVE-2010-0188
• Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-07

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AGR is a malicious PDF file that exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. 

The vulnerabilities, discussed in CVE-2010-0188, allow this malware to download and run arbitrary files.

The following versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are vulnerable to this exploit:

• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 8.2.1
• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 9.3.1

Install updates to prevent infection

This malware exploits known vulnerabilities.

You should always install the latest updates available from the software vendor to prevent reinfection from this threat, and possible infection from other threats.

Download updates for Adobe products from the following link:

• Updating Software

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.RJ is the detection for specially-crafted PDF files that exploit the vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader described in CVE-2010-0188. It connects to certain web servers to download other files, which may be malicious.

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat uses an Adobe vulnerability to download and run files, including malware, on your PC.

It runs when you open an infected PDF file and you have a vulnerable version of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. You might receive this PDF file as an email attachment.

The following versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are vulnerable:

• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader version 8.2.2 and earlier
• Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader version 9.3.4 and earlier

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Exploit:JS/Pdfjsc.GS is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that attempt to exploit software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Once the malformed PDF files are opened by vulnerable versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, the embedded JavaScript is executed and loads the exploit.