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New Java 0-Day Exploit Spotted in the Wild

10-January-201314-January-2013Prasanna Sherekar

A new Java 0-day vulnerability has been discovered, and is already being exploited in the wild. Currently, disabling the plugin is the only way to protect your computer. Description: The MBeanInstantiator in Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7 in Java 7 Update 10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related […]

QR Codes Being Exploited by Hackers to Distribute Malware

24-January-201229-January-2012Prasanna Sherekar

Hackers are using QR codes to distribute malware to smartphone owners, says AVG. According to the security firm’s AVG Community Powered Threat Report – Q4 2011, QR codes are becoming more popular with mobile users when it comes to accessing web pages or information without the need for typing in text or a URL, as […]