Posted on 02/18/2005 12:16:54 PM PST by lafroste
A few days ago I downlaoded and installed a new instance of Java from Sun MicroSystems (file name j2eesdk-1_4-windows.exe) and installed it. Today I ran a virus scan using Norton Anti-Virus and had three hits from inside the Java installation. The Norton dialog box says:
Scan type: Manual Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: Trojan.ByteVerify
File: C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxxx\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\javapi\v1.0\jar\archive.jar-1a7cd2da-32ab9adc.zip>>BlackBox.class
Location: Quarantine
Computer: xxxxxx
User: xxxxxx
Action taken: Clean failed : Quarantine succeeded : Date found: Fri Feb 18 13:01:36 2005
Has anyone else had this happen to them? Is it supposed to be there? Is Sun expanding into the spyware business?
BTW: I found three separate instances of the same virus, not just the one posted above.
I'd bet this is a false alarm
I don't know, but it sounds like you should give Symantec and Sun Microsystems a call. Symantec can download a copy and easily verify if it has a trojan like the one you got.
Coincidence. There's a new trojan out that calls itself java.exe but has nothing to do with Java.
This is no big deal. Just delete your cache in the java console. ie delete all files. this will get rid of it. If you run a virus scan like AVG it will essentially neuter it by disabling it. It will still show up though in a virus scan. But if you deltete cache it will erase all of it. It is a pretty harmless little bugger.
if you try a search for BlackBox java virus you will find lots of references to it. Take off the foil hat and rest assured Sun didn't deliver it that way - you have another source which latched on & infected it.
It's all being directed by Karl Rove from his eeeevil lair at an undisclosed location in the basement of the White House.
i thought socialist hackers were all about peace and love?
'Bout time. I have Sun stock that has been languishing at ridiculously low prices for far too long.
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