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Published Mar 29, 2012 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Exploit:MacOS_X/MS09-027.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2009-0563.a (Kaspersky) Exploit.CVE-2009-0563.Gen (VirusBuster) EXP/CVE-2009-0563.A (Avira) Exploit.CVE-2009-0563.Gen (BitDefender) Exploit.MS09-027.1 (Dr.Web) OSX/Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2009-0563.A trojan (ESET) Exploit.MS04.CVE-2004-0210-2009-0563.A (Ikarus) Exploit-MSWord.m (McAfee) Troj/DocOSXDr-A (Sophos) Trojan.Mdropper (Symantec) TROJ_MDROPR.LB (Trend Micro)

Summary

Exploit:MacOS_X/MS09-027.A is a malicious Microsoft Word document that attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac. The vulnerability was resolved with the release of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-027.

Exploit:MacOS_X/MS09-027.A drops other malware into your computer.

Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product.
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