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Showing posts with label Java-vulnerability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Java-vulnerability. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Oracle re-releases emergency patch for Java
Already managed to download the latest Java 6 and 7 on their PCs and laptops c java.com? Well, you can come back to this site and download the new version again Java. Today, Oracle has released, is the fourth in the last four weeks update for Java. This time, the company claims that the new version has been fixed the vulnerability, which used to infest the Trojan McRat, by which malicious users already have access to user data
According to the Oracle Technology Network, in newer versions of Java 6 Update 41 and Java 7 Update 17 Repair holes used by the Trojan. In Oracle encourages users to upgrade to the new version of Java "as soon as possible." According to the company FireEye, vulnerability occurs when a user visits a malicious website, which trigger the Java Plugin, and the user's computer is loaded with malicious code.
Daniel Kindlund, a specialist company FireEye, said that their company has several large customers have reported incidents of Java-vulnerability.
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