From Java SE 7 update 11 oracle has introduced a new security features called  security warning that prompts a window every time an applet request for execution. For example, if we want to execute latest Java SE 7 update 17 exploit we get this warning. Yesterday Immunity has published a blog post explaining a new vulnerability they have found into the java validating mechanism which allow to execute an untrusted applet without showing the warning. For in-dept details read their blog post here . Briefly, to bypass the above prompt you must call the applet with the parameter __applet_ssv_validated set to true. The only way to manipulate this parameter is to use a java Network Launch Protocol file. Regarding to oracle there are two ways to use JNLP in a page: With the applet tag  With javascript only Let's try first the example with the tag applet. The code we're going to run is the latest publicly available java exploit CVE-2013-2423 .  import java.a...

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...