Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096

Posted: March 11, 2014

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	35

First Seen:	March 11, 2014
Last Seen:	July 23, 2019
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 is a software vulnerability that may allow crooks to run harmful scripts through the Internet Explorer browser. This may result in your PC being compromised by automatically-installed threats, such as backdoor Trojans or spyware. Like all similar exploits, an Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 attack may occur with no warning signs of any great visibility, which makes passive, ongoing forms of security paramount for blocking Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 and its payloads. The use of anti-malware products with browser protection is advised for defense against Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096, and malware researchers strongly advise that you make use of anti-malware analyzes of your PC after any suspected contact with an Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096-hosting website.

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096: Helping Internet Explorer Explore New Threats

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 is an alert brought up upon contact with compromised (or hacked) websites and/or advertising networks that host the CVE-2011-0096 exploit. Currently and for the foreseeable future, Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 attacks only are compatible with Internet Explorer, though other browsers have seen similar vulnerabilities leveraged against them. Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 attacks are based on exploiting MIME content requests that allow crooks to run arbitrary, cross-site scripts. These scripts usually are abused for distributing threatening software, which may be installed automatically.

Besides being encountered through your own Web travels, Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 also has a history of being promoted by the attacks of secondary PC threats. The identities of these associated threat programs have yet to be verified, although malware researchers have noted their use of repeated calls to Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 whenever their attacks temporarily become thwarted by anti-malware protection. As of March 2014, these attacks have become more visible than previously, which may indicate an increased use of Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 in sophisticated, multiple-threat campaigns.

Exploring Your Way out of IE's Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 Problem

Using browsers other than Internet Explorer may protect you from being attacked by Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 out of sheer happenstance, although it's not a complete defense against all similar exploits. However, if you see warning messages for Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 appearing automatically and repeatedly, your computer most likely has already been compromised by threatening software. Since it's crucial to remove this software before Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 may be used to install additional threats, malware experts advise that you turn to immediate anti-malware solutions without any delay.

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 may be several years old, but Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 still is perfectly effective against vulnerable Web browsers. Protection from Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 all but necessitates that you update your software routinely, possess strong anti-malware protection and use Web-browsing settings that control the use of exploitable features (such as Java, JavaScript and/or Flash).

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 can affect the following variations of Windows: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7 Gold, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Gold. Other operating systems aren't vulnerable to this specific Mime-formatted request vulnerability, although they may be, in turn, vulnerable to other exploits that may accomplish the same practical ends as Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096.

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096

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Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096: Helping Internet Explorer Explore New Threats

Exploring Your Way out of IE's Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0096 Problem

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