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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Swif.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win-Trojan/SWF_Exploit (AhnLab) Exploit.SWF.Gen (BitDefender) SWF/TrojanDownloader.Swif.C (ESET) Trojan-Downloader.SWF.Small.y (Kaspersky) Downloader.Swif.C (Symantec)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Swif.A is a trojan that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Flash. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution. In the wild, this trojan has been used in order to download and execute arbitrary files (including additional malware) onto an affected system.
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.
Update Adobe Flash Player
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player versions 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier to update the version of Adobe Flash Player to the latest version:
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