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Protecting yourself from CVE-2012-4681 Java exploits

30

Aug

2012

As we’ve discussed in previous posts, we are seeing more malware abusing Java issues, including CVE-2012-4681. Currently this vulnerability is an 0-day, and to date there is no patch available from the vendor. It is known that JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 7 is vulnerable to attack on this sandbox-breach vulnerability, while JRE 6 is not. […]

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Active Zero-Day Exploit Targets Internet Explorer Flaw

13

Jun

2012

On June 1, McAfee Labs discovered a new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day attack that is active in the wild and exploits a use-after-free vulnerability. We have successfully reproduced it with the latest IE8 and Windows 7. We have confirmed it’s a zero day and have been working with the Microsoft security team for their solutions. […]

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BackDoor.Flashback.39 epidemic chronology

11

Apr

2012

The news of the outbreak of BackDoor.Flashback.39 that has infected over 650 000 computers running Mac OS X quickly spread throughout the world, causing a strong public response. The Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web that was the first to issue a warning concerning this threat presents the brief BackDoor.Flashback.39 outbreak chronology. February 2012 Oracle released […]

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