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Re: Is this java applet safe?

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On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:30:15 PM UTC, markspace wrote:
> On 3/27/2013 9:15 AM, Whiffy wrote:
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> > I've got the Firefox 19 latest java 7u17 which normally asks me when
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> > about to run any java so is this a virus?
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> Probably not.  If there's no confirmation or certificate, then the 
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> applet runs in a "sandbox," a contained environment that it can't escape 
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> from.  It can't read or write to your hard disc, inspect the registry, 
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> contact other websites, etc.
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> If you go to Oracle's tutorials for Java, many applets there run without 
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> requesting user confirmation.  It's only the signed apps that need to do 
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> something potentially dangerous that ask that you confirm it's alright 
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> to run them.
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> All of the above ignores the chance of security holes and actual attacks.


With the Google link you might get 'server not found;. I just pressed refresh.

Also I had Flash disabled, which then makes it try to run Java.

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Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-03-27 09:15 -0700
  Re: Is this java applet safe? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-03-27 09:30 -0700
    Re: Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-03-27 16:32 -0700
      Re: Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-03-29 12:19 -0700
        Re: Is this java applet safe? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-03-29 21:43 +0100
          Re: Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-03-29 16:24 -0700
            Re: Is this java applet safe? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-03-29 18:14 -0700
              Re: Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-08-02 10:37 -0700
                Re: Is this java applet safe? Whiffy <adnw14@live.co.uk> - 2013-10-06 21:13 -0700
            Re: Is this java applet safe? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-03-30 12:46 +0100
              Re: Is this java applet safe? "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-03-31 14:07 -0400

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