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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by bagels on Sunday October 27, 2013 @04:45PM (#6623497)
There's always good old fashioned drive by Java exploits served up by ad networks.
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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by ramidarigaz on Sunday October 27, 2013 @04:54PM (#6623531)
Precisely because of that I have "click to play" for all plugins in Chromium. I feel a million times better about it, and it's a very minor hassle.
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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by bcoates on Sunday October 27, 2013 @08:15PM (#6624308)
I'm pretty sure click to play on Chrom* only keeps honest sites honest-- it doesn't prevent a site from activating its own plugin.
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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by ramidarigaz on Monday October 28, 2013 @01:27AM (#6625346)
Nah. It seems to stop even the sleaziest sites (not that I would know... hah). Jokes aside, one of the major reasons for introducing click to play was to keep those drive-by Java exploits from happening. Not much point if the website can disable click to play :)
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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by ksrm on Sunday October 27, 2013 @06:16PM (#6623864)
What do you need to have a Java plugin installed for these days? I uninstalled it ages ago.
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Re:False detection on file tcpip.sys by ramidarigaz on Monday October 28, 2013 @01:28AM (#6625350)
My university has a bunch of stuff in Java applets :( It's really pathetic...
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