[pure-silver] Re: OT - But Important: Really Nasty Web Security Problem Found

  • From: "Eric Neilsen Photo" <ej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 11:57:31 -0500

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
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[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 

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