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PDF/Pidief.A Destructivity: None Spreading: None Overall risk: Medium
Detected by virus detection files published: 24 Oct 2007 at 16:49 UTC
Virus characteristics first published: 24 Oct. 2007
Virus characteristics latest update: 25 Oct. 2007
Type: Trojan
Alias: EXPL_PIDIEF.B, Trojan.Pidief.A
Spreading mechanism: Email
Overall risk: Medium
Payload: Disables Windows Firewall, downloads and install malware
Type Spreading mechanism Destructivity & payload Additional descriptions Detection & removal

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.

 

VIRUSWARNUNGEN
Medium risk
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