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Exploit:Win32/ShellCode.G
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Shellcode.G is a detection for files that contain a malicious shellcode. These shellcodes may be found within data files, such as documents or spreadsheets (workbooks), in which a heapspray technique is used to exploit a vulnerability resulting in running the shellcode.
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