Only 9 of 22 antivirus block Java exploit

[donotcrack]

According to an analysis conducted by the AV-Comparatives test lab on behalf of The H's associates at heise Security, less than half of the 22 anti-virus programs tested protect users against the currently circulating Java exploit that targets a highly critical vulnerability in Java version 7 Update 6.

Only 9 of the 22 tested products managed to block both variants of the exploit (Avast Free, AVG, Avira, ESET, G Data, Kaspersky, PC Tools, Sophos and Symantec). Twelve virus scanners were found to be unsuccessful (AhnLab, Bitdefender, BullGuard, eScan, F-Secure, Fortinet, GFI-Vipre, Ikarus, McAfee, Panda Cloud Antivirus, Trend Micro and Webroot). Microsoft's free Security Essentials component at least managed to block the basic version of the exploit.

(via H-Zone )

 

[imsoadude]

Wow thats surprising how many dont block it, im sure they probably will in the next little while but not good for users with any of those antiviruses now...

 

[InternetChicken]

thanks donotcrack interesting read ,

 

[donotcrack]

Update Java Version 7 Update 7

_http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

 

[McLovin]

Kinda thought Kaspersky would be there with the ones that did catch it, nearly half didn't something the vendors need to fix.

 

[malbky]

Within an hour so of the results he other comapnies would have caught up. Seeing the trend i think its Bitdefender engines fault that escan and bullgaurd miss the exploit. GDATA does catch it as it has Avast engine too.
Its generally recommended to disable Java as of now. I myself being a Java programmer have kept it disabled.