PC Safety Alert: Update your Java Client
January 12, 2012 - 9:12am
Updating the software on your PC is always a good idea, especially when it's something almost all of us use on a daily basis like the JAVA JRE. For those of you not familiar with JAVA, most of us have this plugin installed to view content on the web, and it often comes prepackaged with many of the games we buy and/or play online.
There's been a huge surge in malware infections that come from tainted ads around the web. No interaction with these ads are required, they simply sit in your internet cache and launch their malicious nature quietly in the background with no warning until it's too late for you to do much besides panic and perform a clean install of your machine. I've dealt with over a dozen of these types of infections over the past month
The good news is, it's easy to avoid - simply update your Java client
I'm including some handy links for those of you that might not know where to go. And these new versions will keep a small process in the background running to alert you when future updates/patches are available.
Visit this link, and agree to the license agreement: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre-6u30-download-1377142.html
Windows XP/ 32-bit Windows OS:
Grab the OFFLINE installer near the bottom of the list:
Windows x86 Offline - jre-6u30-windows-i586.exe
Windows 7 64-bit/64-bit Windows OS:
Windows x64 - jre-6u30-windows-x64.exe
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360
OSX 10.7 Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1421
Be sure to snag these updates - they're super important to help protecting you from old JAVA programs allowing your PC to be invaded
There's been a huge surge in malware infections that come from tainted ads around the web. No interaction with these ads are required, they simply sit in your internet cache and launch their malicious nature quietly in the background with no warning until it's too late for you to do much besides panic and perform a clean install of your machine. I've dealt with over a dozen of these types of infections over the past month
The good news is, it's easy to avoid - simply update your Java client
I'm including some handy links for those of you that might not know where to go. And these new versions will keep a small process in the background running to alert you when future updates/patches are available.Windows Users:
Visit this link, and agree to the license agreement: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre-6u30-download-1377142.html
Windows XP/ 32-bit Windows OS:
Grab the OFFLINE installer near the bottom of the list:
Windows x86 Offline - jre-6u30-windows-i586.exe
Windows 7 64-bit/64-bit Windows OS:
Windows x64 - jre-6u30-windows-x64.exe
MAC Users:
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360
OSX 10.7 Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1421
Be sure to snag these updates - they're super important to help protecting you from old JAVA programs allowing your PC to be invaded
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January 12, 2012 - 1:12pm
#2
Thanks Pax.
January 12, 2012 - 1:46pm
#3
Updated! Thanks Pax!!
January 13, 2012 - 10:09am
#4
If you clicked on the links above you have now been infected with the notorious PAX virus.
The only known cure is to strap on a riduculously large helmet and generate way too much aggro.
The only known cure is to strap on a riduculously large helmet and generate way too much aggro.
January 13, 2012 - 12:18pm
#5
I've got that half covered....
January 13, 2012 - 6:30pm
#6
I didn't know that it was possible to have to much aggro. Is this a new thing?
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