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Poison Applet Could Wipe Windows PCs
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| 10 April 2003
| John Leyden
Posted on 04/15/2003 10:17:31 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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To: ShadowAce
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posted on
04/15/2003 10:56:59 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: ShadowAce
The more technical version of this alert explains that the
vuln arises through a flaw with the
ByteCode Verifier component of the
Microsoft VM. This makes the component
"blind" to the presence of
malicious code in
Java applets.HELP! I don't understand a thing they are saying.
All I know is I have a HP with windows XP, and AOL connection.
My AOL crashes all the time. I get these pop up messages saying I am leaking :-( important info and my McAfee virus icon in the bottom right disappears and I don't know if I have Freedom firewall or not.
22
posted on
04/15/2003 11:04:45 AM PDT
by
Spunky
To: ShadowAce
I use the Windows Automatic-Update feature to keep up-to-date.
To: Question_Assumptions
Is this what Apple stands for?
Israel-made battery found in computer
STEPS were taken by a distributor for Apple Computers to ensure that Israeli-made parts do not enter Bahrain after an Israeli-made battery was discovered by a customer in an old Apple Computer model. [snip]
They have taken up the matter with Apple Middle East, which is based in Ireland and ensured us that this wont happen again.
24
posted on
04/15/2003 11:16:04 AM PDT
by
weegee
(NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)
To: *Computer Security In
To: Question_Assumptions
I'm not thrilled about Gore being on their board of directors either. However, I'm biting my tongue because I'm hoping that Al will help Apple sell computers to the government. That is one big client with very deep pockets. If Al can help to convince key bureaucrats that they should start buying Apple computers instead of Windows machines then Apple will sell a whole lot of computers.
Besides, would you rather see Al in the White House? Count your blessings.
26
posted on
04/15/2003 11:25:37 AM PDT
by
Billy_bob_bob
("He who will not reason is a bigot;He who cannot is a fool;He who dares not is a slave." W. Drummond)
To: Spunky
Check out
Black Viper to fine tune Windows XP and Windows 2000. I set my system up according to his charts, and have had no problems. No leaking, either.
To: ShadowAce
Any applet could wipe a Windows PC. That's the nature of Windows.
28
posted on
04/15/2003 11:40:53 AM PDT
by
HumanaeVitae
(Tolerance is a necessary evil.)
To: HumanaeVitae
"Any applet could wipe a Windows PC. That's the nature of Windows."
Not true. The security made into Java is such that unauthorized applets cannot write to the hard disk. The only way this can happen is if there is a security hole in the Virtual Machine (as in this case).
To: webstersII
Blue screen of death joke from a Mac enthusiast. ;-)
30
posted on
04/15/2003 12:08:11 PM PDT
by
HumanaeVitae
(Tolerance is a necessary evil.)
To: HumanaeVitae
Hey, there's enough other things to make fun of PCs for, let's not start making stuff up.
No, I'm not a Mac user, I use Windows and complain about it quite regularly. As they say, when in Rome . . . .
To: ShadowAce
To: weegee
This is gonna be hard on the middle east. I think the new Intel chip for laptops is made in Israel. Probably explodes by remote control.
33
posted on
04/15/2003 1:26:06 PM PDT
by
js1138
To: TaxRelief
Check out Black Viper to fine tune Windows XP and Windows 2000.Thanks! I will.
34
posted on
04/15/2003 1:32:01 PM PDT
by
Spunky
To: TechJunkYard
Oops. Sorry. The title didn't matach up in the search.
35
posted on
04/15/2003 2:01:38 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Question_Assumptions
I'm not happy with Al Gore being on Apple's board of directors.
He is not on yet,(He will be) as a stockholder I just got to vote against him....AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! It felt great.
36
posted on
04/15/2003 2:04:59 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Arby's says no more Horsey Sauce for Scott Ritter !!!!)
To: ShadowAce
No biggie. I do have a winblows box in the house now, so I'm trying to keep up with these things.
To: ShadowAce
Thanx, but I don't need 'em. ;-)
38
posted on
04/15/2003 8:13:26 PM PDT
by
rdb3
(It ain't nuthin' to a ballah, baby...)
To: Izzy Dunne
I love that website -- thank you! It reminds me of the computer I had at my old job.
39
posted on
04/15/2003 8:59:56 PM PDT
by
scott7278
(Four more years! Four more years!)
To: Izzy Dunne
XP = xtra problems
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