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Exploit:Win32/Evenex.gen
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Exploit-MSExcel.r (McAfee) ShellCode.B (Norman) Mal/DocDrop-A (Sophos) Trojan.Mdropper.AC (Symantec) CVE-2009-0238 (other)
Summary
Exploit:Win32/Evenex.gen is a generic detection for malware, which exploit a vulnerability in a specially crafted Excel document that may corrupt system memory allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Advisory 968272 related to this threat:
Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Advisory 968272 related to this threat:
Exploit:Win32/Evenex.gen may download and install additional malicious software, thus manual removal is not recommended. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Advisory 968272 related to this threat:
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