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Tag: java

Java Exploit – again – this time its very serious

In the past some spotty faced geek would decide that it has nothing better to do than to make our lives a misery by writing a virus or punching a hole into a piece of software we all rely on. I gather it has something to do with being inferior or not being breast fed …

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Urgent Java Update

Its OK, you don’t really need to know what Java is but its probably running on your Mac and it has a dangerous hole in it. Once upon a time Apple released their own Java updates but they were slow to react to exploits and this lead to  600,000 Macs being infected with the FlashBack …

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600,000 Macs infected… are you one of them?

It has been reported – wildly and with a fair amount of hysteria – that the flashback Java Virus has infected over 600,000 Macs around the world. First thing to do at a time like this is make a cup of tea and once brewed and whilst being enjoyed, go to your Applications folder, then Utiilies …

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