Avast deactivated an element in its suite that, ironically, posed a significant security risk.
The software developer disabled the JavaScript interpreter in its toolbox when Tavis Ormandy of Google Project Zero and his associates alerted the company to "pick up" imperfections at code.
According to Avast, Ormandy discovered a vulnerability that allowed remote code execution in the software, the details of which had not been made public.
Five days later, Google released a shell that could give more data για την ευπάθεια του JavaScript της Avast σε όσους ενδιαφερόταν για την αξιολόγηση της σουίτας protectionfrom viruses.
He also revealed that if the attackers were able to exploit any holes in Avast's JS on the victim computer, they could run malicious applications on that computer with system-admin privileges.
It should be noted that Ormandy did not reveal specifically errorthe.
A few days after the release of the analysis tool, the company chose to completely remove the JavaScript emulator. According to the company, its removal will not significantly affect the suite's ability to detect malware. The rapid action of the company was applauded by Ormandy.
A praise from the security community for Avast has been something very difficult lately. After the data sale scandal, the company found itself in the spotlight again when it was revealed that the AntiTrack tool contained errors which could allow man-in-the-middle attacks to monitor supposedly secure connections.
