Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ
Posted: April 24, 2014
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 234 |
First Seen: | April 25, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | August 26, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ is a Trojan that enables cybercriminals to obtain remote unauthorized access and control over an infected computer. Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ propagates via spam emails, freeware and malicious links on unreliable third-party websites. Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ can also be distributed to vulnerable computers as a malicious .PDF file exploiting known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Once installed on a computer system, Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ creates hidden folders in crucial sections such as the Windows Registry, so that it can hide its malicious files and prevent itself from being completely removed from the PC. Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ runs malicious processes to make the PC run slowly and damages program files to stop applications from functioning. Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.AKZ can also download and install additional security threats onto the computer.
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