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Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-3962.B
Aliases: Exploit.JS.Agent.ben (Kaspersky) HTML/Shellcode.Gen (Avira) Trojan.Exploit.HTML.Agent.Z (BitDefender) Win32/CVE-2010-3962!exploit (CA) Mal/JSShell-B (Sophos)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-3962.B is the detection for a Javascript that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
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:
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Update vulnerable applications
This threat exploits a known vulnerability in Internet Explorer. After removing this threat, make sure that you install the updates. You can read more about these vulnerabilities in PDF documents, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:
