[lafroste]

BTW: I found three separate instances of the same virus, not just the one posted above.

[Little Pig]

I'd bet this is a false alarm

[tfecw]

sigh...

did you check the bug reports on java.sun.com?
how about norton?

This has been going on for a long long time. It happens with C++ files and Visual Studio 6.0

But to answer your question Yes, Sun is planning a super virus and is planning complete domination of the world through said virus

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

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.

[palmer]

Coincidence. There's a new trojan out that calls itself java.exe but has nothing to do with Java.

[mlbford2]

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.

[Steven W.]

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.

[the invisib1e hand]

a virus? in Java? shoot. now it'll never load...

i thought socialist hackers were all about peace and love?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Cross-platform viruses are GOOD.