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 web site.

Alert! New security attack via Java applet Microsoft Corp. has identified a serious vulnerability associated with the Microsoft Virtual Machine.

Seculert researchers identified a Java exploit and corresponding attack pages on Red October command and control servers ...

Preventing an applet attack For a Trojan applet to carry through, it must be made trusted. Usually, the hacker will provide instructions on how to install the applet in the CLASSPATH.

IASI, ROMANIA - 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 ...

Thanks, Oracle: New Java malware protection undone by old-school attack Stolen certificate hosted on legit site by default trusted as safe by plugins.

In 2010, a similar Java-applet-based social engineering attack capable of executing malicious code on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers, was used to distribute the Boonana Trojan program.

The same Java vulnerability used in the infamous Flashback malware is now being used as an attack vector for a single piece of malware that can infect both Windows and Mac OS X computers.

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Seculert researchers identified a Java exploit and corresponding attack pages on Red October command and control servers The hundreds of government, military and research organizations targeted in ...