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F-Secure Malware Information Pages: Exploit:W32/JetDb.C

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Name : Exploit:W32/JetDb.C
Alias:Exploit-MSJet trojan (McAfee), TrojanDropper:W32/Jettop.C!Jetdb
Size:Approx 114,600 Bytes
Type:Exploit
Category:Malware
Platform:W32
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Summary
This sample arrives together with a malicious MS Word document file as a package or attachment to email messages. The specially crafted file exploits a known Remote Code Execution vulnerability on Microsoft Jet Database Engine.
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Disinfection

Disinfection of Exploits

Exploits are used by malicious programs, so please refer to disinfection of these malicious programs (worms, trojans, backdoors) for more information.

In some cases, Exploits (for example iFrame exploit) can be detected in e-mail files stored on a hard drive. In such a case it is recommended to delete those files.

It is very important to have all the security patches for your operating system updated to prevent security breaches and infections resulted from the use of exploits.

Failed disinfection

In some cases, F-Secure Anti-Virus might not disinfect a system automatically. In this case, please visit our Support pages:

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/virusproblem/howtoclean/
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Detailed Description
This malware file arrives as a package usually with another maliciously crafted MS Word Document file to be executed.
When loaded, this malware  wil then exploit a known Remote-Code-Execution vulnerability on MS Jet Database Engine.

A successful execution of the exploit will result to the file C:\SVCH0ST.EXE to be created and executed on the user's system.
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Last Modified: March 27, 2008