TROJ_PIDIEF.EHG

October 08, 2012

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 Analysis by: Michael Cabel

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 ALIASES:

Exploit:JS/Mult.CM

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

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  Threat Type: Trojan
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted: No
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  In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

581,778 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Nov 2010

Payload:

Compromises system security

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

• Takes advantage of a vulnerability in certain versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader to execute an arbitrary code, thus, compromising system security.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_PIDIEF.EHG. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.

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