Disable Java NOW, users told, as 0-day exploit hits web

[lavacano]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37475183]Yeah, it seems like this exploit only affects people who don't have an anti-virus. Why are those people still allowed to connect to the internet? Microsoft should create a "friendly virus" that automatically downloads MSE to infected computers.[/QUOTE]

That's all well and good but what if I have avast! or something else installed?

I'd rather some third party make a virus that basically pops up with a dialog that says "OY! You don't have an anti-virus installed! Go get either avast or MSE. They're free." Problem with that is people will think it's fake and ignore it.

[ShaunOfTheLive]

[QUOTE=lavacano;37477359]That's all well and good but what if I have avast! or something else installed?[/QUOTE]

Then Avast would block it. (Microsoft would give out the definitions to all antivirus makers.)

[QUOTE]Problem with that is people will think it's fake and ignore it.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, which is why it would have to install silently on all [i]unprotected[/i] computers.

EDIT: This is a moot point with Windows 8 since it already includes a hybrid of MSE and Windows Defender. I can't believe MS waited so long to include it.

[🦇Pachira🦇]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37475183]Yeah, it seems like this exploit only affects people who don't have an anti-virus. Why are those people still allowed to connect to the internet? Microsoft should create a "friendly virus" that automatically downloads MSE to infected computers.[/QUOTE]

Idiots who think they are immune to viruses if they have "common sense"

[Desuh]

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[Deunan]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37477377]Then Avast would block it. (Microsoft would give out the definitions to all antivirus makers.)

Exactly, which is why it would have to install silently on all [I]unprotected[/I] computers.

EDIT: This is a moot point with Windows 8 since it already includes a hybrid of MSE and Windows Defender. I can't believe MS waited so long to include it.[/QUOTE]

Most of the injuctions against them for bundling software into the system started running out only recently. Which is why you're porobably starting to see a lot more integration in MS products than before.

[Map in a box]

My brother had the Common Sense 2012 ~antivirus~. A few months later, he got a bios flashing virus rendering his entire laptop unusable

[ShaunOfTheLive]

Yeah common sense is great until drive by exploits like this come out

[ViralHatred]

Apparently they've patched it now.