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Exploit:Win32/Anicmoo.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Exploit-ANIfile.c (McAfee) Exploit:Win32/IMG-ANI.k (Kaspersky) RIFF/Ani_exploit.gen (Norman) Troj/Animoo-U (Sophos) Trojan.Anicmoo (Symantec) TROJ_ANICMOO.AV (Trend Micro)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Anicmoo.A is generic detection for exploit of a vulnerability in the way certain un-patched versions of Microsoft Windows handle animated cursor (.ani) files. Exploit could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on impacted systems. Further details on the vulnerability are found in Microsoft Security Advisory (935423).
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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