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Java 7 Zero-Day Exploit Used to Distribute Reveton Ransomware

Written by Ali Loney | January 11, 2013

Softpedia – (International) Java 7 zero-day exploit used to distribute Reveton ransomware. Trend Micro researchers found the recently uncovered Java 7 zero-day exploit is being used to Reveton ransomware. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) also issued an advisory about the zero-day and recommended users disable Java until a patch is available.