TROJ_PIDIEF.YYXF
Exploit.CVE-2013-2729.G (ESET), Troj/20132729-G (Sophos), PDF/CVE132729 (FProt)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
55,527 bytes
28 Oct 2014
Executes arbitrary codes
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
NOTES:
It takes advantage of the following vulnerability to allow an arbitrary code to execute on an affected system:
- CVE-2013-2729
More information on this vulnerability can be found below:
SOLUTION
9.700
11.242.06
29 Oct 2014
11.243.00
30 Oct 2014
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_PIDIEF.YYXF. 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.
Step 3
Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.
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