ALWAYS REMEMBER TO UPGRADE
When on a residential virus cleanup call the usual suspects are:
- Free, but an non-effective Anti-Virus [like AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials]
- Out of date Adobe Reader
- Out of date Adobe Flash
- Out of date Java
- 100's of Microsoft updates never installed
Running an Adware cleanup utility I thought at first it was frozen because it was taking so long, but I did other things while it was running so it wasn't as if I was just sitting there watching it. Finally, some 20 minutes later it had completed and I've never seen so much stuff in folders, the Registry, and other places.
Scrolling down each tabbed section one common thread became apparent - most of what it found ended in .js [Java Script].
What could running Java 6-update 5 have to play in this scenario? Well, JAVA 6 - update 5 was released in 2008, yes, you read that correctly - SIX years ago. So when you GOOGLE something and if it has an advertisement with malicious content looking for out-of-date Flash and JAVA installations you don't even have to look at the advertisement. The fact that it's on a page you are reading is enough for you to be infected.
So don't forget to update your JAVA, and as always? Correct - never update from a slide up box, go directly to the website and download the latest version there.
'Nuff Said,
Brian
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