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Exploit:JS/Mult.K
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: JS/IESlice.E (Command) Exploit.HTML.IESlice.bz (Kaspersky) JS/Downloader-AUD (McAfee) Mal/ExpJS-D (Sophos) Trojan.Webkit!html (Symantec)
Summary
Exploit:JS/Mult.K is detection for a JavaScript trojan that runs multiple vulnerability exploitations in order to download, execute or otherwise run arbitrary code. The malicious JavaScript trojan may be hosted on compromised Web sites.
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 such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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