probably should be in off topic, fyi - either they
came via email (unlikely) or when i logged into yahoo
finance. within a few moments i got hit with 3 trojans and 11
malware. and i didn't leave the page! i'm in my office so the
corpware picked it up. still had to have my computer 'cleaned' by
tech guy. apparently 'new' flaw in 'old' java, they cleaned java
cache, uploaded java 10 and deleted old java (in that order). had
to rescan computer. be careful out there!
I appreciate the alert too - looks like you were able to get rid
of the virus on your machine thankfully.
I don't even run Virus software since I don't like how it slows
my computer down and I only go to certain major website (no porn ha
ha), however if you got it off Yahoo Finance that's obviously a
site I would have considered save, so kinda scary
thanks hazbin1, the Java security problem is very real,
according to several authoritative sources. Best to at least
deactivate Jave Plugin, or even better uninstall compltetely until
the patch is available.
There is also a security problem with Flash Player - please
check that you have installed the latest version 11.5.502.146.
virus alert
Posted by hazbin1 on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:00 pm
probably should be in off topic, fyi - either they came via email (unlikely) or when i logged into yahoo finance. within a few moments i got hit with 3 trojans and 11 malware. and i didn't leave the page! i'm in my office so the corpware picked it up. still had to have my computer 'cleaned' by tech guy. apparently 'new' flaw in 'old' java, they cleaned java cache, uploaded java 10 and deleted old java (in that order). had to rescan computer. be careful out there!
I've had a java issue
Posted by sbwoman on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:35 pm
I've had a java issue too, but I was told that is was something to do with Apple blocking the "new" download. Now I have no java (I think). yeesh
I appreciate the alert too
Posted by matt on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:31 pm
I appreciate the alert too - looks like you were able to get rid of the virus on your machine thankfully.
I don't even run Virus software since I don't like how it slows my computer down and I only go to certain major website (no porn ha ha), however if you got it off Yahoo Finance that's obviously a site I would have considered save, so kinda scary
thanks hazbin1, the Java security
Posted by isplat on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:27 pm
thanks hazbin1, the Java security problem is very real, according to several authoritative sources. Best to at least deactivate Jave Plugin, or even better uninstall compltetely until the patch is available.
There is also a security problem with Flash Player - please check that you have installed the latest version 11.5.502.146.
This Adobe linkwill tell you
Posted by bkout3 on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:42 pm
This Adobe linkwill tell you if you have the latest Flash Player version
Appreciate the alert Thank
Posted by polish1 on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:11 pm
details
Posted by angrybeagle on 11th of Jan 2013 at 03:44 pm
http://www.securityweek.com/new-java-zero-day-surfaces-exploit-already-added-popular-crimeware-toolkits
another uh oh - thanks for the link
Posted by hazbin1 on 11th of Jan 2013 at 05:53 pm
after reading the latest update on java, downloading the latest java 7 is a bad idea.
and steps to disable java if you need to do so.
Posted by angrybeagle on 11th of Jan 2013 at 04:32 pm
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/disable_browser.xml