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Published Oct 01, 2007 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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Exploit:Java/ByteVerify

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Java/Shinwow.AT (CA) Trojan-Downloader.Java.OpenConnection.aa (Kaspersky) Exploit-ByteVerify (McAfee) Java/Byteverify.K (Norman) Troj/ByteVeri-N (Sophos) Trojan.ByteVerify (Symantec) JAVA_BYTEVER.A (Trend Micro)

Summary

Exploit:Java/ByteVerify is a detection of malicious code that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in the Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM). This flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's machine such as writing, downloading and executing additional malware. This vulnerability is addressed by update MS03-011, released in 2003.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:

For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.

Exploit:Java/ByteVerify

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