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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published May 27, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Java/Selace.L

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

Java/Selace is a family of trojans that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment in order to run code of an attacker's choice. These trojans attempt to exploit the vulnerability described by CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5353 in order to run unauthorized code in a privileged context.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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