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Re: Is this java applet safe?

From markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.help
Subject Re: Is this java applet safe?
Date 2013-03-27 09:30 -0700
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On 3/27/2013 9:15 AM, Whiffy wrote:

> I've got the Firefox 19 latest java 7u17 which normally asks me when
> about to run any java so is this a virus?

Probably not.  If there's no confirmation or certificate, then the 
applet runs in a "sandbox," a contained environment that it can't escape 
from.  It can't read or write to your hard disc, inspect the registry, 
contact other websites, etc.

If you go to Oracle's tutorials for Java, many applets there run without 
requesting user confirmation.  It's only the signed apps that need to do 
something potentially dangerous that ask that you confirm it's alright 
to run them.

All of the above ignores the chance of security holes and actual attacks.

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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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