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Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.HE
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Exploit_c.HYK (AVG) Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen (BitDefender) Exploit.PDF.1500 (Dr.Web) Troj/PDFJs-LT (Sophos)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.HE is a detection for a crafted PDF file which exploits the vulnerabilities discussed in CVE-2010-0188 and CVE-2010-2883.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
This threat exploits known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. After removing this threat, make sure that you install the updates available from the vendor. You can read more about these vulnerabilities in PDF documents, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:
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