32 AntiVirus versus the latest Java Exploit (CVE-2013-1493)
Image a scenario where someone wants to target your computer to get access to your files. This task can be accomplished in several ways and one of them is using a java exploit on a crafted/compromised website. What i want to test is how AntiVirus manage "unknown" threads or forbidden behavior (an unsigned applet shouldn't be allowed to download files to your local disk). This test is based on basic/home/free products like Symantec AntiVirus and not Symantec Internet Security which has more features. Some companies provide only Internet Security suites so this cannot be a fully comparison between these products. I tried to test all AntiVirus in this list but i came out with only 32, because some of them don't provide a free trial and the others i was unable to find it or install it. The important thing is that i covered all major/popular AntiVirus. Testing machine is a Windows 7 SP1 32 bit fully patched on Virtualbox with Java SE 7 update 15 an...