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TROJ_PDFEX.J
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This Trojan may be downloaded from remote site(s) by other malware. It may be downloaded from remote site(s) by the following malware:

This specially crafted malicious PDF exploits the following vulnerabilities to connect to a malicious URL to download another malicious file:

It connects to a specific URL to download a malware detected by Trend Micro as TSPY_SILENTBAN.U. It then executes the downloaded file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Jun. 21, 2009 9:57:36 PM GMT -0800

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