Hi list, This just in from a local service provider. Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 20:37:33 -0600 X-Sender: duncan@unibase.unibase.com To: duncan@thefunnel.com From: John Duncan <duncan@thefunnel.com> Subject: VIRUS ALERT This is an unconfirmed reporting of a serious virus. Please let us have your comments. The following is a message posted to all VA facilities from the Department of Defense regarding a computer virus on the World Wide Web. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM--A hostile Java applet is stalking the World Wide Web. It is a Black Widow Java called JAVA. Princeton University Researchers have found hostile java applets on the World Wide Web. They reside on web sites set up with a malicious intent, and are downloaded and executed automatically when an innocent user visits that site. WHAT IT COULD DO--These Java applets are programs that can destroy data and interfere with your network. They may even upload sensitive material to a third party. WHO DOES THIS APPLY TO--This applies to all users using Netscape Navigator 2.0 or Netscape Navigator 2.01. HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF--The (DOD) Computer Emergency Response Team staff recommends disabling Java in Netscape Navigator 2.0 or Netscape Navigator 2.01 until patches are available. WHEN SHOULD THIS BE DONE----AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! INSTRUCTIONS ON DISABLING JAVA IN NETSCAPE 1. Open Netscape Navigator 2. Pull down the Options menu. 3. Click on Security Preferences. 4. Under general, place an "X" in the Disable Java and the Disable Java Script box in the Java window. This is a short term solution. Netscape Navigator 2.02 is supposed to contain the fix as a permanent solution. John Duncan Please check out the work in progress at The FUNNEL http://www.thefunnel.com Also, if you have some web pages you want us to put up or link to, please let us know!!! Regards, Don Rose drose@saskmaple.net
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