Rivits
thats exactly what I mean
How often do people actually need to run Java programs? Not often. There aren't that many low-level Java apps in the real world - except for downloable games and such like. Possibly better to remove it and remove the risk
And before anyone asks - you don't need the Java VM to run Javascript - thats something completely different
KBPSen
I've only seen the infection when using machines which use IE as web browser, so no real Ad-Blocking capabilty other than the antivirus software (Avast on my laptop)
On my other machines - which run Firefox with No-Script and Adblock Plus I've seen nothing. However that could be coincidence -or due to other protection on those machines (they are well locked down)
Interestingly the initial responses from the Avast forums were that these were false positives - but that was before they were aware of the full implications - and spread - of the problem. The infections started appearing before the information was made public
Last edited by Milo Minderbinder; 6th September 2012 at 19:20.