Re: MS Virtual Machine?

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From: James (leushino_at_lycos.com)
Date: 08/07/04 

Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 06:36:43 -0700

I think the confusion is in the fact that I "have" the latest java from
Sun. When I downloaded Opera 7.54 a couple of days ago, it gave me that
option and I took it. As far as I can see, I don't use MS VM so my
question is - "is there any need to go any further with this patch?" I
rarely use IE other than to update. My primary browser is Firefox and my
secondary browser is Opera. Both use Sun's Java. CW Shredder seemed to
suggest that I was at risk and that's why I'm wondering whether I really
am, given the fact of my browser preference and the version of Java that
I use. Thank you all so much for your assistance.

Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> As the result of a lawsuit by Sun Microsystems, and the ensuing
> settlement, Microsoft was not allowed to provide its own Java Virtual
> Machine to Windows XP users. You can get almost the same
> functionality by downloading Sun's version of Java from
> http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html. If you want the wider website
> compatibility of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine, it is still
> available from a lot of 3rd-party web sites, one of which is here:
> http://www.virtualmachine.tk/.
>
> If you do choose the Microsoft JVM, be sure to visit Windows
> Update to apply a needed security patch.
>
> Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-011.asp
> (Prevents the Trojan.ByteVerify issue)
>
>
> Bruce Chambers

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