Simply viewing a GIFAR won't infect a system; the attack method requires that the user be linked to the hybridized infection from an appropriately malicious web site.

Alert! New security attack via Java applet Microsoft Corp. has identified a serious vulnerability associated with the Microsoft Virtual Machine.

Seculert researchers identified a Java exploit and corresponding attack pages on Red October command and control servers ...

Preventing an applet attack For a Trojan applet to carry through, it must be made trusted. Usually, the hacker will provide instructions on how to install the applet in the CLASSPATH.

In 2010, a similar Java-applet-based social engineering attack capable of executing malicious code on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers, was used to distribute the Boonana Trojan program.

Thanks, Oracle: New Java malware protection undone by old-school attack Stolen certificate hosted on legit site by default trusted as safe by plugins.

IASI, ROMANIA - A new Web-based social engineering attack that relies on malicious Java applets attempts to install backdoors on Windows, Linux and Mac computers, according to security researchers ...

The same Java vulnerability used in the infamous Flashback malware is now being used as an attack vector for a single piece of malware that can infect both Windows and Mac OS X computers.

The latest version of Java—Java 7 Update 15—provides an option through its control panel to disable the Java plug-ins or to force a confirmation prompt before Java applets are allowed to run ...

In 2010, a similar Java-applet-based social engineering attack capable of executing malicious code on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers, was used to distribute the Boonana Trojan program.

Seculert researchers identified a Java exploit and corresponding attack pages on Red October command and control servers The hundreds of government, military and research organizations targeted in ...