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Exploit:SWF/CVE-2011-2140.A
Aliases: SWF/Cve-2011-0611 (AhnLab) SWF.Downloader.Gen.3 (VirusBuster) Script.SWF.C22 (BitDefender) Exploit.SWF.CVE-2010 (Ikarus)
Summary
Exploit:SWF/CVE-2011-2140.A is the detection for specially crafted Adobe Shockwave Flash (SWF) files that exploit the vulnerability described in the following articles:
It attempts to play a movie file. As of this writing, the movie file is unavailable.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
This threat exploits known vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Flash. After removing this threat, make sure that you install the updates available from the vendor. You can read more about these vulnerabilities in SWF files, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:
