it's opened as a Java applet and run. Simply viewing a GIFAR won't infect a system; the attack method requires that the user be linked to the hybridized infection from an appropriately malicious ...

Researchers at NGS Software have come up with a method to embed malicious ... some bank sites. The attack is simply a mashup of a GIF picture and a JAR (Java applet). The malicious JAR is compiled ...

Also, users with Active Scripting or Scripting of Java applets disabled in their IE security zone will not be affected by this type of attack. 1. On Windows NT or Windows 2000, choose "Start ...

A new Web-based social engineering attack that relies on malicious Java applets attempts to install backdoors on Windows, Linux and Mac computers, according to security researchers from antivirus ...

There is a large-scale DNS cache-poisoning attack going on in Brazil at the moment, with potentially millions of users affected by a tactic that is forcing the to install a malicious Java applet ...

When users click an infected link, a Java applet is launched that downloads multiple files, including an installer that runs automatically without users' knowledge. The Trojan, dubbed ...

In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code ... a malicious Java applet to be exploited.” ...

[Related: Malware Attack Against VMware Limited In Scope ... At this point, no security manager is left, and the applet can do anything Java can. "What makes the code a bit more complex is ...

When users click an infected link along the lines of "Is this you in this video?", a Java applet downloads multiple files, including an installer that runs automatically without the user's knowledge.

Microsoft has warned of three flaws affecting its software, the most serious of which would allow an attacker to gain full control of a PC using Java applets. The warnings, issued Wednesday ...

A new Web-based social engineering attack that relies on malicious Java applets attempts to install backdoors on Windows, Linux, and Mac computers, according to security researchers from antivirus ...