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Kaspersky Lab has announced that its Automatic Exploit Prevention technology has detected and blocked 4.2 million attacks via Java exploits between September 2012 and August 2013, protecting 2.25 million users of Kaspersky Lab solutions. This data was compiled as part of the “Java under attack – the evolution of exploits in 2012-2013” research conducted by the company.
According to the same study, Kaspersky Lab products blocked an overall total of 14.1 million attacks involving Java exploits between September 2012 and August 2013, a third more than in the same period in 2011-2012.
The research also showed that over 50% of attacks were performed with the help of only six Java-exploit families and the majority of victims (about 80%) live in the USA, Russia, Germany and seven other countries.
The main challenge faced by today’s antivirus industry is the need to combat new and unknown threats including attacks via exploits. Automatic Exploit Prevention is our response to this challenge. The efficiency of the technology proves that we have chosen the right approach to protect against sophisticated cyber-attacks, said Nikolay Grebennikov, Chief Technology Officer, Kaspersky Lab.
Automatic Exploit Prevention technology is integrated into Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security protection solutions for home users as well as in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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