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Pidief.A (Pandasecurity.com)

Pidief.A (Pandasecurity.com)

Common name: Pidief.A
Technical name: Trj/Pidief.A
Threat level: Medium
Type: Trojan

Effects: It exploits a vulnerabilty in Adobe to install itself in the computers and uses a rootkit in order to make its detection more difficult. It reaches the computer in a PDF document which can be distributed through different means, such as email messages.

Affected platforms: Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95; IIS

First detected on: July 24, 2009
Detection updated on: July 29, 2009
Statistics No
Brief Description
Pidief.A is a Trojan which exploits a vulnerabilty in Adobe to install itself in the computers. This vulnerability allows an attacking user to control the computer remotely and to download more malware.

Additionally, it uses a rootkit in order to make its detection more difficult, as it hides the files processes and Windows Registry entries created by the Trojan.

Pidief.A reaches the computer in a PDF document which can be distributed through different means, such as email messages or Internet downloads, among others.

 

For more information: http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/211977/Pidief.A

 

Source: Panda Security
http://www.pandasecurity.com/

 

2009-08-04 12:48

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