Security and Java

Skybird · 03-01-11, 05:29 PM

So I had it right to think of Java and Javascript as something dangerous in general...!?

the_tyrant · 03-01-11, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

So I had it right to think of Java and Javascript as something dangerous in general...!?

If your paranoid

but really, just leave java support on. The chances that you will be attacked through java is extremely low.

goldorak · 03-01-11, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

If your paranoid

but really, just leave java support on. The chances that you will be attacked through java is extremely low.

Nope, the lesson people have to learn is that no software is safe.
Every one of them has vulnerabilities that can be exploited, and if that software connects to the internet you to keep your eyes open 2 times as much.
I had an old version of the JRE, and guess what ? I got infected almost 2 years ago because of a vulnerability in Java. Lesson learned. Don't go thinking for a moment that javascript is in any way more secure than Java. You just have to find the correct vulnerability and exploit it. Is pdf a secure format ? Nope, and there are thousands of ducements out there that exploit a vulnerability in Adobe's pdf viewer to attack the local system. Guess what Adobe updated its viewer. You think flash is secure ? And so on. The lesson to learn is 2 fold, one is to upgrade your software to the latest version (if you can't be bothered to do it manually because you tend to forget these things then enable auto-update) and second use a firewall and an antivirus software.

I mean even postscript documents !!! can be embeded with malicious code than can wipe your computer clean. And postscript is an interpreted language just as Java is.

Skybird · 03-02-11, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

If your paranoid

I always thought - and Goldorak just confirmed that above - that in the world of computer networks and internet, paranoia simply is not possible.

the_tyrant · 03-02-11, 12:44 PM

you just gave me an idea, i should create the following text file and keep it on my desktop:

Dear Mr Hacker

The porn is in the AES encrypted file conveniently labeled (encrypted porn)
the password is "myporn"

Please don't delete anything, and feel free to add some

Thank you!

the best way to keep yourself safe in my opinion is to use multiple computers(never through out your old equipment). Use each one for a specific use. For example i have a porn computer

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03-02-11, 12:44 PM	#5
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	you just gave me an idea, i should create the following text file and keep it on my desktop: Dear Mr Hacker The porn is in the AES encrypted file conveniently labeled (encrypted porn) the password is "myporn" Please don't delete anything, and feel free to add some Thank you! the best way to keep yourself safe in my opinion is to use multiple computers(never through out your old equipment). Use each one for a specific use. For example i have a porn computer __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us