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Exploit:Win32/Byteverify
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Java/ByteVerify (CA) Exploit-ByteVerify (McAfee)
Summary
Java/Byteverify is a malicious Java applet that exploits a vulnerability in certain unpatched versions of Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM). Details on the vulnerability can be found in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS03-011.mspx