Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493

Posted: March 5, 2014

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Ranking:	10,419
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,574

First Seen:	March 5, 2014
Last Seen:	October 3, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 is an exploit that installs software onto your PC automatically through the exploitation of vulnerabilities in some versions of Java. Since Java is an often-used software platform that is easy to allow to become outdated by accident, malware experts recommend paying close attention to your update schedules for Java, along with similar products, such as JavaScript and Flash. Any suspected exposure to Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 attacks should prompt you to use anti-malware products to scan your PC and remove the threats that may have been installed regardless of the presence or lack of symptoms immediately after the attack.

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Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 is one of various Java-based exploits that may be abused to install software onto your computer. In most cases, these installation attacks may involve the installation of threats, but they also may install PUPs like advertising toolbars, browser hijackers or even benign utilities put to harmful uses, such as BitCoin miners. Malware experts warn that Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 attacks don't necessarily correspond to any major symptoms, and may occur practically invisibly, unless they're detected by strong anti-malware tools.

A recent spate of Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 attacks have been tied to fake Java updates, which may be distributed through compromised advertising networks and illegal websites. These updates tend to be designed to look identical to a legitimate Java update request, but always will request that you update your software, even if Java already is fully patched. However, other methods of exposure to Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 attacks also are entirely possible, such as fake Flash updates, fake download manager links and/or completely-concealed scripts on hacked websites. Always scan your PC with suitable anti-malware utilities after any kind of contact with these infection vectors.

Getting a 2013-Era Exploit Off Your PC in 2014

Understanding that your permission isn't required for their success is a central part of protecting your PC from Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 and similar exploits. Due to the danger involved in Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493, malware experts recommend all users of an affected version of Java to update their software immediately. Vulnerable Java versions include Oracle Java JDK and JRE 5 Update 40, Oracle Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 41, Oracle Java JDK and JRE 7 Update 15 and all Java versions prior to them. Updating your software is the simplest way to close identified security vulnerabilities like Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493, although it's no protection against zero-day exploits that haven't been patched.

Removing Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493's payloads or blocking zero-day attacks both require the use of suitable anti-malware products. In the event of anticipated exposure to either of these PC threats, malware researchers recommend rebooting into Safe Mode and launching full anti-malware scans that can detect the presence of threats. Of course, keeping Java disabled in your browser also is a particularly simple way of sidestepping Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493 attacks – assuming that you're willing to live with the minor inconveniences that come with that decision.

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