[PRCo] Re: Java internet

[Herb Brannon]

I too have just disable my two Java programs. Yesterday and today I have
been receiving a warning screen, randomly, from Microsoft which indicated
that "......the software you are installing (Activity Tracker) may cause
harm to your computer." Well, I was not installing any software named
"Activity Tracker". The name alone sounds like "hacker" to me. Each time I
received the MS warning I clicked to button to "stop the installation". As
I said, I have now disabled Java in the event that had something to do with
this tracking software being installed in my pc.
Somewhat related is what happened to PNC Bank (my bank also) a few weeks
ago. Hackers were able to slow down the banks website to the point that it
took nearly 30 minutes to log on to my account. I stopped using the online
banking until the event was over.


On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Most have seen the news about java.  Homeland security has taken the
> highly unusual step to recommend disabling java because hackers
> have successfully exploited the program; the only cure so far is not
> to use it.
>
> I disabled java.  I have to use an old version of yahoo mail which is not
> a problem.  I apparently lost my address book but have not actually
> looked for it.  I can do that later.  The page loads instantaneously, less
> than a second.  Everything loads extremely fast; it would take many
> seconds if not minutes with java enabled, sometimes it would not
> end loading forcing a reload.  This on Dsl!
>
> 'Slide show' functions within a page are not present; they function through
> java.  I can not view the news headlines slide show but considering
> the quality, or lack thereof on inet news, I am not missing anything for
> which I can otherwise search.  I do not get those annoying script
> errors that threaten to freeze the computer.  All is working much faster.
>
> There are positives and negatives to all in life isn't there.  I can live
> without
> java; it is much better than being invaded by hackers.
>
> Other news indicates banks are subject to denial of service hacking.
> It apparently has not affected individual accounts, just prevents anyone
> from accessing them, so far.
>
>
> Phil
>
>


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Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park