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Two related questions here. Hope they are not OT
Last night I deleted all those java class packages and all the other files
that are in my C:\Windows\Java\Packages folder. I also deleted all the
associated registry entries. Is this okay or did I do a bad thing? (I have
GoBack, so I can restore everything the way it was.) So far, no problem do
anything I normally do. What is all this stuff and do I really need it?
Also, invariably, files that AVG antivirus identifies as trojans or viruses
end up in my Windows\.jpi_cache/jar folder. AVG doesn't have a lot of
details - It identifies these are viruses that exploit a vulnerability in IE
or Java that changes my home page. (I'm sure I've downloaded a critical
Windows Update that fixes the vulnerability.) But what are these things and
where to they come from. AVG doesn't detect them on the way in (every AVG
module is active) but only on a scan. Are they really malicious? Last night
I had five (one identified as a trojan, four as virus - "java verify" or
something like that). Anyone know? Every once in a while I stumble on a web
site that asks me if I want to reset my home page to that site (I say "No"
and there's never any problem). Could these be coming from those sites?
Thanks
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Regards,
Anthony Giorgianni
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Two related questions here. Hope they are not OT
Last night I deleted all those java class packages and all the other files
that are in my C:\Windows\Java\Packages folder. I also deleted all the
associated registry entries. Is this okay or did I do a bad thing? (I have
GoBack, so I can restore everything the way it was.) So far, no problem do
anything I normally do. What is all this stuff and do I really need it?
Also, invariably, files that AVG antivirus identifies as trojans or viruses
end up in my Windows\.jpi_cache/jar folder. AVG doesn't have a lot of
details - It identifies these are viruses that exploit a vulnerability in IE
or Java that changes my home page. (I'm sure I've downloaded a critical
Windows Update that fixes the vulnerability.) But what are these things and
where to they come from. AVG doesn't detect them on the way in (every AVG
module is active) but only on a scan. Are they really malicious? Last night
I had five (one identified as a trojan, four as virus - "java verify" or
something like that). Anyone know? Every once in a while I stumble on a web
site that asks me if I want to reset my home page to that site (I say "No"
and there's never any problem). Could these be coming from those sites?
Thanks
--
Regards,
Anthony Giorgianni
The return address for this post is fictitious. Please reply by posting back
to the newsgroup.