{"id":6306,"date":"2013-01-28T20:10:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=6306"},"modified":"2013-01-28T20:10:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:10:42","slug":"remove-exploit-win32-pdfjsc-afu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-exploit-win32-pdfjsc-afu\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Exploit:Win32\/Pdfjsc.AFU (Removal Instructions)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exploit:Win32\/Pdfjsc.AFU is a malicious PDF file that exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
\nYour computer has been infected with Exploit:JS\/Cooexp.A, after you have visited a malicious or compromised webpage containing a \u00a0malicious \u00a0script, which exploited known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Reader.The following versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader are vulnerable to this exploit:
\nAdobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 8.2.1
\nAdobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader earlier than 9.3.1<\/em>
\nThe PDF file contains a malicious JavaScript that exploits a vulnerability, discussed in CVE-2010-0188.If Exploit:Win32\/Pdfjsc.AFU successfully exploits a vulnerable computer, it attempts to download and install arbitrary files which may be detected as malware.
\nThis malicious program is also known as:
\nEXP\/Pidief.dqz.1.B (Avira)
\nExploit.PDF (Ikarus)
\nExploit.PDF.3178 (Dr.Web)
\nJS\/ShellCode.A (Command)
\nPDF:Exploit.PDF-JS.SU (BitDefender)
\nTroj\/PDFJs-ACY (Sophos)
\nTROJ_PIDIEF.ENR (Trend Micro)
\nIf you received a pop-up warning for Exploit:Win32\/Pdfjsc.AFU while you were surfing a website, chances are that the threat was blocked and there\u2019s nothing to remove, however if you suspect that a malicious file has been downloaded to your computer, we strongly recommend taht you perform the following removal guide.<\/p>