Saturday, January 12, 2013

US Department of Homeland Security advises disabling Java following fresh zero-day vulnerability

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A new Trojan horse has been discovered that exploits a flaw found in Java, leaving computers running Windows, Mac OS, and Linux vulnerable to attack. Mal/JavaJar-B allows attackers to remotely trigger code once it infects a system, potentially leading to the installation of malware, or even ransomware. Oracle hasn’t yet patched the vulnerability, which targets even the latest version of Java.


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/12/3867332/department-of-homeland-security-disable-java

2 comments:

  1. yeah, i just disable mine... just in case. oh dear, oh dear. Will, save me, Will!

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