{"id":11171,"date":"2009-10-10T16:03:34","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T20:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"tag:www.legitreviews.com:\/\/3054b1a0795c2ed6ee729ea29d72c18a"},"modified":"2009-10-10T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2009-10-10T20:03:34","slug":"adobe-exploit-puts-backdoor-on-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=11171","title":{"rendered":"Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trend Micro has found a zero-day exploit targeting Adobe Reader and 9.1.3 and earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat. The exploit drops a backdoor onto computers using JavaScript. The CNET article states that Adobe is releasing a patch this Tuesday to coincide with Microsoft's patch Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Trend Micro identified the exploit as a Trojan horse dubbed “Troj_Pidief.Uo” in a blog post. It arrives as a PDF file containing JavaScript-based malware, “Js_Agent.Dt,” and then drops a backdoor called “Bkdr_Protux.Bd.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trend Micro has found a zero-day exploit targeting Adobe Reader and 9.1.3 and earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat. The exploit drops a backdoor onto computers using JavaScript. The CNET article states that Adobe is releasing a patch this Tuesday to coincide with Microsoft's patch Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Trend Micro identified the exploit as a Trojan horse dubbed “Troj_Pidief.Uo” in a blog post. It arrives as a PDF file containing JavaScript-based malware, “Js_Agent.Dt,” and then drops a backdoor called “Bkdr_Protux.Bd.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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