Comments on: Apple Ships Java Security Update http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/ In-depth security news and investigation Wed, 23 May 2012 21:31:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Evelyn Sears http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-22858 Evelyn Sears Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:01:12 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-22858 That is how 9/11 happened, believing it wouldn't or couldn't happen when it already had, certainly not as large and tragic, but why wait for the worst if you can prevent it. That is how 9/11 happened, believing it wouldn’t or couldn’t happen when it already had, certainly not as large and tragic, but why wait for the worst if you can prevent it.

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]]> By: Pete http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-6035 Pete Mon, 24 May 2010 08:04:43 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-6035 You really should be using NTP synchronized clocks. Even windows xp has had the feature for many years. You really should be using NTP synchronized clocks. Even windows xp has had the feature for many years.

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]]> By: Rick http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-6013 Rick Sat, 22 May 2010 19:51:09 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-6013 I can't remember when last anyone we know used Java. I can’t remember when last anyone we know used Java.

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]]> By: Rick http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-6012 Rick Sat, 22 May 2010 19:48:42 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-6012 There have been attacks, both in the lab and in the wild - Inq.Tana, Oompa Loompa, Opener, the trojans put in Apple downloads hosted elsewhere than Apple - but they haven't exactly been widespread. Apple and Unix have a long way to go if they want to compete with Microsoft in that category.

There have been attacks, both in the lab and in the wild – Inq.Tana, Oompa Loompa, Opener, the trojans put in Apple downloads hosted elsewhere than Apple – but they haven’t exactly been widespread. Apple and Unix have a long way to go if they want to compete with Microsoft in that category.

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]]> By: Rick http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-6011 Rick Sat, 22 May 2010 19:44:06 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-6011 Is the official US time - barring zone diffs - different from any other time? They have their own time in the US too? ;)

Is the official US time – barring zone diffs – different from any other time? They have their own time in the US too? ;)

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]]> By: george http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5986 george Fri, 21 May 2010 12:13:31 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-5986 Java Installer/Up-grader already aggravates me since it bundles with Google Toolbar, Bing, Yahoo! Toolbar and others, trying to get a distracted user not to bother un-checking the (always by default enabled) box. From here to remove completely the choice of not installing unwanted-ware is just a step, and some companies already made it. (Adobe is actively making harder and harder to install their reader without Adobe DLM (and Adobe AIR). Java Installer/Up-grader already aggravates me since it bundles with Google Toolbar, Bing, Yahoo! Toolbar and others, trying to get a distracted user not to bother un-checking the (always by default enabled) box.
From here to remove completely the choice of not installing unwanted-ware is just a step, and some companies already made it. (Adobe is actively making harder and harder to install their reader without Adobe DLM (and Adobe AIR).

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]]> By: Jeffrey Groves http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5975 Jeffrey Groves Fri, 21 May 2010 00:39:02 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-5975 I think the ads say something like "without thousands of viruses and tons of headaches"that Windows machines have. It doesn't say "any viruses or headaches" just not thousands and tons. That being said, I've not seen any Mac OS X viruses yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkrdy1p9BYI I think the ads say something like “without thousands of viruses and tons of headaches”that Windows machines have.

It doesn’t say “any viruses or headaches” just not thousands and tons.

That being said, I’ve not seen any Mac OS X viruses yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkrdy1p9BYI

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]]> By: burke http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5969 burke Thu, 20 May 2010 20:41:31 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-5969 "The new release brings Java on the Mac to the current version, Java 6 Update 20." On my MacOS 10.5.8 boxes, the update installs 1.5.0_24. Oracle stinks, by the way. I wonder how long it will take them to start charging for Java updates the way they did with Solaris (no more free access to security updates). “The new release brings Java on the Mac to the current version, Java 6 Update 20.”

On my MacOS 10.5.8 boxes, the update installs 1.5.0_24.

Oracle stinks, by the way.

I wonder how long it will take them to start charging for Java updates the way they did with Solaris (no more free access to security updates).

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]]> By: wiredog http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5968 wiredog Thu, 20 May 2010 20:04:16 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-5968 My <a href="http://www.swellinfo.com/surfreport/ocean-city-maryland.html" rel="nofollow">favorite surf site</a> uses it. My favorite surf site uses it.

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]]> By: JCitizen http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/05/apple-ships-java-security-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5964 JCitizen Thu, 20 May 2010 17:01:22 +0000 http://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=3140#comment-5964 Dear amacs; Good to see your comments here on Brian's site. We get the same commercials here. They are misleading, but fortunately Mac malware is quite rare.(for now)

Dear amacs;

Good to see your comments here on Brian’s site. We get the same commercials here. They are misleading, but fortunately Mac malware is quite rare.(for now)

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