Ars Technica

java/byte verify virus and protection issues

I was browsing ars this morning when AVG piped up saying that it had found a virus. The virus is the java/byte verify. I have had a look around on the net for information on this virus, and from what ...
Ars Technica

Is Java some kind of virus magnet? And does BitDefender really suck this much?

My computer has started waking up automagically from sleep at ~5:00am every night. This is...weird. So I ran BitDefender's online virus scan, which alerted me to the presence of eight trojans, all of ...
Security

Java Flaw Could Lead to Windows, Linux Attacks

Flaw in Sun Microsystems' Java plug-in on variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread through Windows and Linux PCs A flaw in Sun Microsystems' plug-in for running Java on ...
ZDNet

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

A flaw in Sun Microsystems' plug-in for running Java on a variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread through Microsoft Windows and Linux PCs. The vulnerability, found by ...