Description
CVE-2006-3730!exploit is a generic detection of web pages which attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the Windows Shell.
This does not necessarily mean that a virus has been found. It merely means that HTML code was found which attempts to activate additional executable code without the user's express permission. This exploit can be used in a malicious web page to execute code of the attacker's choice on the user's machine. Users of Internet Explorer are vulnerable to this exploit.
Microsoft plan to release a security update to address this vulnerability on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. A Security Advisory has been issued here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/926043.mspx
Note: this detection may be triggered by merely visiting a web page that contains malicious code. It does not necessarily mean your machine has been compromised, nor that your machine is vulnerable to this particular exploit.