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Published Aug 27, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Exploit:JS/Mult.BB

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.ex (Kaspersky) Mal/PdfEx-C (Sophos) JS/StrtDl-A (Sophos) Trojan.Js.Exploit.Xmlcore.A (BitDefender) Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen (BitDefender) PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJS.Gen (ESET) JS/Exploit.XMLCore.A (ESET) Exploit-MS06-014 (McAfee) Exploit-PDF.q.gen!stream (McAfee) JS_STRAT.A (Trend Micro)

Summary

Exploit:JS/Mult.BB is a detection for obfuscated shellcode embedded in a Javascript file. It may be embedded in Web pages or PDF files. It attempts to exploit various vulnerabilities, for example, certain ones in Adobe Acrobat/Reader or those resolved by the Microsoft MS06-057 and MS06-014 security updates.
 
Files detected as Exploit:JS/Mult.BB may perform any number of malicious actions, such as downloading other malware.
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.
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