PDF/Pidief.A
| PDF/Pidief.A |
Destructivity:  Spreading: Overall risk: 
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| • Detected by virus detection files published: 10/24/2007 | • Type: Trojan |
| • Virus characteristics first published: 10/24/2007 | • Spreading mechanism: Email |
| • Virus characteristics latest update: 11/12/2008 | • Overall risk: Medium |
| • Alias: EXPL_PIDIEF.B, Trojan.Pidief.A | • Payload: Disables Windows Firewall, downloads and install malware |
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This piece of malware uses exploit code in PDF files that utilize a known vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Quite a lot of these PDF files have been spammed out and have used this exploit to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. You will find more information about the vulnerability here. |
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