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Windows 7: Another critical Java vulnerability puts 1 billion users at risk
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25 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
Another critical Java vulnerability puts 1 billion users at risk
Quote: Just as Oracle is ramping up for the September 30 start of JavaOne 2012 in San Francisco, researchers from the Polish firm Security Explorations disclosed yet another critical Java vulnerability that might “spoil the taste of Larry Ellison's morning…Java.”
If you disabled Java when the last zero-day exploit was spotted in the wild, then you might consider doing so again . . . or dumping Java altogether? According to Security Explorations researcher Adam Gowdiak, who sent the email to the Full Disclosure Seclist, this Java exploit affects “one billion users of Oracle Java SE software.” Source
A Guy | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
System Manufacturer/Model Number Proline
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard H55-G43(MS-7638)
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Proline LCD 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard PS2
Mouse PS2
PSU RX 730 SS
Case Proline
Cooling Standard
Hard Drives 2 x SATA 250 Gig 1 x External 2TB
Internet Speed To embarrassed to tell lol
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26 Sep 2012
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#3 | |
Win 7 Pro 64-bit South Central Texas |
I uninstalled Java about a year ago and haven't missed it. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory 8GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Sound Card IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Hard Drives 640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus MSE
Browser Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
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26 Sep 2012
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Last straw for me, just completely uninstalled it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Black Shadow
OS Win7 x64
CPU i5-3570K
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme4
Memory 2x4GB Mushkin 2133
Graphics Card PCS+ HD7870 LE Mystic
Sound Card X-Fi Extreme Music
Monitor(s) Displays Dell U2412M
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
PSU Corsair 750TXV2
Case Coolermaster HAF 912
Cooling Corsair A70
Hard Drives Plextor M5P 128GB /
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
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26 Sep 2012
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Actually I think it is only my phone that needs Java these days. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Proline
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard H55-G43(MS-7638)
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Proline LCD 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Keyboard PS2
Mouse PS2
PSU RX 730 SS
Case Proline
Cooling Standard
Hard Drives 2 x SATA 250 Gig 1 x External 2TB
Internet Speed To embarrassed to tell lol
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26 Sep 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) Adelaide |
Adobe has competiton
These "clowns" are as bad as (if not worse than) Adobe.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number n/a
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit)
CPU AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
Motherboard ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD6450
Sound Card Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Mouse Wired Optical
Case Tower
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB (SATA), Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA)
Internet Speed DSL
Other Info Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24
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26 Sep 2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
I have it disabled in all my browsers. Not run across a need for it yet. Will remove if this keeps up. A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
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26 Sep 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
I removed all Java quiet a while ago just because of all the security problem. I haven't needed it that I know of. It does seem like someone sure doesn't like Java and just keeps beating up on them. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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28 Sep 2012
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Does anyone know if the new program ExploitShield is able to prevent this? It is a brand new security program.
"Software exploits have long been a thorny software problem, hard to prevent because of source code complexity. For some notorious software, such as Java, Flash, and QuickTime, it can sometimes seem as though two exploits crop up for each one that gets patched." ExploitShield appears to live up to its name | The Download Blog - CNET Download.com
Is this the exploit? Cause they show it blocking it. I'm not sure if this is the same thing or not though.. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H (rev. 1.0)
Memory CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics Card Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card Integrated Audio VIA VT2021 codec
Monitor(s) Displays Dual (19'' Samsung 1440 x 900 (2ms) SyncMaster Widescreen)
Screen Resolution Dual (1440x900)
Keyboard Razer Deathstalker
Mouse Razer DeathAdder
PSU CORSAIR HX850 - 80 PLUS GOLD Certified
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 922
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives Windows: Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA - 128 GB, SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
WD Caviar Blue - 500 GB, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD5000AAKS)
WD Caviar Black - 1 TB, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD1002FAEX)
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema, A40 Audio System - MLG Edition, M-Audio Bx8 D2's
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28 Sep 2012
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
This apparently uses known vulnerabilities via cloud updates. If it is effective, then any vulnerabilities/exploits that it is aware of would conceivably be blocked. Many AV programs now have "community/web" updates that accomplish the same thing. Some AV programs are "cloud" programs that work this way all the time you are connected. The big is is whether the AV company knows about the exploit, and there is a known way to block it I'd think.
This the 1st product from this company. I wonder how well it plays with other AV programs. Looks promising.
A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
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