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Windows 7: Java Patch Targets Latest Attacks.

16 Apr 2010   #1
JMH

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Java Patch Targets Latest Attacks.

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Oracle Corp. has shipped a new version of its Java software that nixes a feature in Java that hackers have been using to foist malicious software.

Java 6 Update 20 was released sometime in the last 24 hours, and includes some security fixes, although Oracle’s documentation on that front is somewhat opaque. Most significantly, the update removes a feature that hackers have started using to install malware.
Continue reading -
Krebs on Security

Another article -
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04...cy_java_patch/

Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts -
http://www.oracle.com/technology/dep...SecurityAlerts


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