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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.gen!A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: PDF/Exploit (AhnLab) Exploit.JS.Pdfka.ama (Kaspersky) Troj/PDFJs-EJ (Sophos) Bloodhound.Exploit.196 (Symantec)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.gen!A is a generic detection of malformed PDF files that target various Adobe Acrobat and Reader vulnerabilities. Once the malformed PDF files are opened by vulnerable versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, the embedded JavaScript loads the exploit. The exploit may successfully execute arbitrary code of the attacker's choice, however, it is often used to download and execute additional malware on the affected computer.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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