Java Update Security Warning

grandms

17 years ago

I was at the Sun java site yesterday, and I believe version 7 is a beta (test) version, so I did not update. I suggest you go back and get Java 6, update 7 and install it and remove whatever you downloaded previously.

zep516

17 years ago

Please go to the link and test the java let us know.

What operating system are you using Is it Vista?

And what browser is it IE? (Internet explorer)

There have been some problems reported with Vista and IE about the warning I am trying to find a little more information about it and a solution.

Please answer the 2 questions above.

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PKponder TX Z7B

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The message you are getting as to whether allow/disallow is coming from your firewall. It is working as designed, preventing applications from accessing the internet without your permission. You are getting that message because you just updated to a new version of Java...the firewall sees it as a new application.

Pam

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I agree it sounds like it is the pop up alert from your firewall letting you know the program has changed my zonealarm does that every time a program is updated and I have to tell it to allow and check mark for it to remember next time.

zep516

17 years ago

See the link others have had this a problem with vista too, I agree it does sound like a fire wall not so sure now.

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dee_can1
Original Author

17 years ago

Thanks, everyone. Those warnings make me nervous... To answer zep's questions - yes, it is Vista; and yes, it is Internet Explorer.

OK, so I think it is the firewall, then. So I will allow it; and I will tell it not to ask me again. I didn't allow it at first, so then I allowed it the second time (waited for my computer to blow up... ; ) ... but it didn't happen); but I didn't check on not to show again because I was afraid that if allowing it was not the thing to do, I wouldn't be able to see that pop-up again. If that makes sense.

If I have any problems with version 7, I'll let you guys know. I did notice that when I was downloading it, it took awhile to download some patches along with it.

Thanks very much! Again. : )

zep516

17 years ago

I think it is vista providing the warning not the firewall.

Wouldn't the fire wall that you use pop up with the warning, someone help me... Because I'm not sure here..

What fire wall do you use? I'm trying to rule out the fire wall.

"Then it says Allow or DonÂt Allow." I think this is vista not the fire wall??????

jane__ny

17 years ago

Spybot will send up a box asking to Allow or Not Allow. Zone Alarm does the same. There might be others. Dee should know if it is her Firewall.

dee_can1
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17 years ago

I'm just using Windows firewall. I'm not sure what is warning me - Vista, or the firewall, to be honest. And I can't check it out again because I told it not to pop up anymore with that warning. I do notice something different since I upgraded to version 7 of Java.

The main difference is my hotmail page - it's much, much larger than the screen now, so my messages are cut in half, and I have to scroll over. I should probably change my resolution - but I have it set up now the way I like it; and the websites I go to (like this one) fit the whole screen (instead of just part of the screen).

Anyone else not liking the new Java, and switching back? Is it a bad idea to switch back?

dee_can1
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17 years ago

It's not version 7; it's version 6, update 7. : ) Just don't want to create confusion.

PKponder TX Z7B

17 years ago

That is the most current version of Java, not beta so you should keep it for security. Maybe I mis-spoke when I suggested that it was the firewall, I just followed my intuition on that one.

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