This is also why I don't like Adobe's new auto update request for Flash. I'd like to know when it needs to be serviced. One more issue out there ; ( da java mon.. Eric Neilsen Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 www.ericneilsenphotography.com skype me with ejprinter Let's Talk Photography -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:28 AM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: OT - But Important: Really Nasty Web Security Problem Found ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Daneliuk" <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Pure-Silver Mailing List" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:58 PM Subject: [pure-silver] OT - But Important: Really Nasty Web Security Problem Found > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/27/disable_java_to_block_exploit/ > > > If you are running Windows, check which browser you are > running > and TURN OFF JAVA. You can research how to do this for > whatever > browser (Microsoft Explorer, Google Chrome, or Firefox) > you're using > by Googling for instructions. If you do not know how to > do > this (you probably shouldn't be on the web at all), ask > someone who does. > > If you're using a Mac, you still turn off Java because the > same > thing can be used to attack Macs. > > When you turn off Java it means that certain web sites > will not > work properly because they depend on it. If you are 100% > certain > the site is OK, then turn Java on just for that one site. > > This will not go away until Java itself is upgraded. > -- For more see: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/636312 -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ ================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.