Well, considering security researchers already published instructions for removal,
this is good for those who can't enter a few simple commands.
this is good for those who can't enter a few simple commands.
Oh thank god it's not a virus. That means the 600,000 people infected with this trivial non-virus dodged a bullet.I think technically it's malware, since it tricks the user into installing it. Viruses get in on their own.
Oh thank god it's not a virus. That means the 600,000 people infected with this trivial non-virus dodged a bullet.![]()
To avoid future "infections".
Step 1. Remove Java, you probably don't need it.
Step 2. Remove Flashplayer, if you insist upon using flash run Chrome.
Step 3. Don't be a click-happy nut who passively submits to blissfully typing in the admin password.
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There, future crisii averted...
Ahh it is cute. Someone things they never need something that uses java.....
You don't understand grasshopper. The issue is not the infection... it's Apple's denial and delay in delivering the "cure".Snarky comments don't really work when you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the severity of different kinds of malware.
Not that I blame you. Using OS X doesn't give you much of a reason to become familiar with such things.
You don't understand grasshopper. The issue is not the infection... it's Apple's denial and delay in delivering the "cure".
They don't, since this isn't a virus. Viruses aren't the only form of malware that can infect computers.
To be certain, just use the Terminal commands that have already been posted everywhere.
The cure would be to stop using Java. Java always has security issues, just like flash. It's awful software.
Not getting infected by malware is up to you and your online practices. Relying on Apple to update Java to protect you isn't going to work. We've known for a while now that Apple takes it's time with Java updates.
I do however agree that Apple should step up it's game as far as updating and not defaulting Safari to just automatically run Java.
again you really have no idea about java. It has a lot of pluses. Java is Compile once run everyone. All the others require having the code compiled for the respective OS. This means you are not tied to a single OS.
Java on OSX tends to lag behind everyone else which is 100% Apple fault. Apple has been very slow on updating it and tends to be behind.
The security issue on Safari running Java by defaulting is Apple fault. All the other browsers tend to at least ask you.
But then again there is a reason why safari user bases is still in the others catigory.
Yes, I know Java is cross platform. However, that becomes a bane once you realize that Java is a walking, widely accepted, Swiss cheese of security. Holes everywhere. There's constant vulnerabilities and it just doesn't run good on top of that.
I know the default running of Java is Apple's fault.
No one needs to develop in Java. It just happens to be easy to do.
The fact that you say no one needs to develop in Java speaks volumes about your understanding (or lack of understanding) of Java.
Say I need to make some type of app that I need to run in client computers to finish some install process. Now if I was not using java I would need to have some program for windows, another for linux, and another for OSX.. If it was java I would need just one and it would do everything I would need it to do.
All you have to do is disable Java in Safari preferences.So to be safe I disabled Java in the Java preferences app and now Firefox 11.0 crashes when I attempt to launch it?
Safari does NOT crash?
I'm using OSX 10.6.8 and can't upgrade to Lion because of software compatibilty issues with Lion.
All you have to do is disable Java in Safari preferences.
What? Minecraft? lol
Java is inherently awful. If you need to use it... I am very sorry![]()
The fact that you say no one needs to develop in Java speaks volumes about your understanding (or lack of understanding) of Java.
Say I need to make some type of app that I need to run in client computers to finish some install process. Now if I was not using java I would need to have some program for windows, another for linux, and another for OSX.. If it was java I would need just one and it would do everything I would need it to do.
To avoid future "infections".
Step 1. Remove Java, you probably don't need it.
Step 2. Remove Flashplayer, if you insist upon using flash run Chrome.
Step 3. Don't be a click-happy nut who passively submits to blissfully typing in the admin password.
---
There, future crisii averted...
Java on OSX tends to lag behind everyone else which is 100% Apple fault. Apple has been very slow on updating it and tends to be behind.
Security and stability of a system should be more important than letting developers be lazy and create crap software that is horrible across all systems.
Java's "write once, run everywhere" never materialized into anything decent.
I really don't know why you're bothering to explain Java to us like it's 1999. Maybe you're an android dev?
...but it's much worse than a real x86 UNIX program!