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Updated on Feb 11, 2008

Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.A is a detection for an exploit that targets a Portable Document Format (PDF) vulnerability. The vulnerability allows remote code execution when a malformed PDF document is opened using Adobe Reader version 8.1.1, or earlier. Details on the vulnerability are available from Adobe Security Bulletin APSB08-013.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 14, 2008
Exploit:Win32/Jdrop.gen!A is a generic detection for specially crafted Microsoft Access Database (MDB) files that exploit the Microsoft Jet Database Engine File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability. This vulnerability is referenced by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID CVE-2008-1092, and described in Microsoft Security Advisory 950267.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 15, 2008
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.B is the detection for a malicious PDF file that exploits a known vulnerability in Windows. This PDF file can be specially crafted to contain a malicious URL that is automatically executed when the PDF file is opened.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Nov 18, 2008
Exploit:JS/Usea.A is a detection for a Javascript that detects the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX Control 'Update' Method arbitrary file download vulnerability. UUSee is an application designed to allow users to view content such as videos over the Internet.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 14, 2009
Exploit:Win32/Pidief.AM is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that targets software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. If opened on vulnerable computers, this exploit installs TrojanDropper:Win32/Protux.A.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 27, 2010
TrojanDropper:Win32/Pidrop.A is a detection for a malicious .PDF document that drops VBScripts that attempt to drop and execute other malware detected as TrojanDropper:Win32/Emold.C.
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 12, 2010
Exploit:JS/Pdfjsc.B is a detection for specially crafted PDF files that target software vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 14, 2010

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat uses specially-crafted Shockwave Flash (.swf) files to exploit an Adobe vulnerability to download and run files on your PC, including malware.

It runs when you visit a malicious or hacked website and you have a vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player.

The following versions of Adobe Flash Player are vulnerable:

  • Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64
  • Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610
  • Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3 and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X

If you visit a webpage containing this threat and your PC has a vulnerable version of Flash installed, this threat can download and run other malware.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 29, 2010
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.FU is a detection for a crafted PDF file which exploits the vulnerabilities discussed in  CVE-2008-2992 and CVE-2009-0927.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 22, 2010
Exploit:Win32/Taro.H is a detection for an exploit affecting the word processing application Ichitaro by JustSystems of Japan.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 06, 2010
Exploit:iPhoneOS/Pidief.A is the detection for specially-crafted PDF files that exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in the Preview PDF viewer for the iPhone operating system.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 10, 2010
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.HE is a detection for a crafted PDF file which exploits the vulnerabilities discussed in  CVE-2010-0188 and CVE-2010-2883.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 22, 2010
Exploit:SWF/CVE-2010-2884.A is a detection for a specially-crafted SWF (ShockWave Flash) file exploiting a vulnerability found in Adobe Flash Player prior to version 10.1.85.3.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 07, 2010
Exploit:Win32/Pidief.HW is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that target a software vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader version 8 before 8.2.1 and version 9 before 9.3.1. The vulnerability exploited by this malware is referenced by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Identifier CVE-2010-0188.
 
Upon successful exploitation, malicious code gets executed that is used to download and execute arbitrary files.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 22, 2010
Exploit:Win32/Pdfheap.A is the detection for a malicious Portable Document Format (PDF) file that attempts to exploit the vulnerability described in CVE-2009-1862.
 
The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.1.2 and earlier, and Adobe Flash Player 9.0.159.0 earlier and 10.0.22.87 and earlier. It is caused by the mishandling of Shockwave (SWF) files within a PDF file, and may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, including downloading and executing malware.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 07, 2011
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.KG is the detection for a malicious Portable Document Format (PDF) file that exploits certain vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader to obfuscate and hide, and subsequently run, malicious JavaScript and shellcode. The shellcode is used to download other malware.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 14, 2011
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-2572.A is the detection for specially-crafted Microsoft Powerpoint files that exploit a vulnerability addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-088. This vulnerability may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code that can drop files, install programs or modify data without the user's knowledge or consent.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 21, 2011
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.ML is a detection for a specially crafted PDF file designed to exploit undisclosed vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader that could result in the download and execution of arbitrary code.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 10, 2011
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.LV is a detection for specially-crafted PDF files that target a software vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. It usually arrives in the system when the user visits a webpage that contains a malicious PDF file or opens an email containing the PDF file as an attachment. The vulnerability it attempts to exploit is tracked as CVE-2010-0188.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 11, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

The threat is a generic detection for obfuscated JavaScript found on malicious or compromised web pages. It is used to redirect you to websites other than the one you intended to visit.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

Alert level: severe