AS THE JAVA TURNS

Okay, a lame attempt at adapting a soap opera title to Java, but that's what it's been - a soap opera! Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I'll wake up and sneak into the computer room to see if the next episode has been posted. Beyond a mere soap opera, on the scale of a movie I can hear the announcers voice -

• IT has chills - (i.e. - Zero Day exploits)
• IT has spills - (i.e. - Oracles botched patch around August/September)
• IT has thrills - (i.e. - US Government suggests users disable Java on their computers)
• IT is "Action Packed" - (Oracle responds to US government's suggestion a week later with 87 patches)
• IT will always have a sequel

Seriously though, these holes in JAVA cost you time and money getting your computer disinfected and back in operation. Only 3 hours ago I received an email alert with the heading:

"Malware impersonates Java patch..."

While the alert came from Computer World's notification system, I read the story on PC World's website. It's pretty scary, and I hope you remember what I've been telling you all along [ed. - download directly from website - not a pop-up]. Here's a short excerpt from the article:

"Once executed, this backdoor connects to a remote server that enables a possible attacker to take control of the infected system," wrote Paul Pajares, a fraud analyst with Trend.

Okay, I think it's time you read the full article, and you'll find it HERE.

'Nuff Said,
Brian