Avast this week disabled a JavaScript interpreter that is part of its antivirus product, after a security researcher discovered a vulnerability that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The JavaScript interpreter was found to run unsandboxed, thus potentially exposing systems to attackers. The post Vulnerability Prompts Avast to Disable Emulator Used by Antivirus appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Avast this week disabled a JavaScript interpreter that is part of its antivirus product, after a security researcher discovered a vulnerability that could potentially lead to remote code execution.
The JavaScript interpreter was found to run unsandboxed, thus potentially exposing systems to attackers.
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