From: "lisa harkema" <lisa.harkema@gmail.com>

| On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:59:55 GMT, "David H. Lipman"
| <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
|
>|> Do I really need this Java thing (especially since I have it turned
>|> off in my browser)?
|
>> What is MORE important was did you remove all the older versions ?
>> Is v5 update 9 the *ONLY* version now on your PC ?
|
| Yes. Thank you for asking. I followed your instructions which said to
| remove the old Java before installing the new Java.
|
| Thank you for alerting me to the newer Java. I still don't know why I
| need it in the first place but I'm glad to have the latest, I guess,
| just in case the old one was compromised.
|
| Of course, the new one will be compromised soon ... (and to think, I
| remember something about someone saying Java was secure a decade ago).
|
| Jeez. Whatever it is, it sure ain't secure!
| Thanks for the advice,
| Lisa

It is NOT a case of the software being compromised. It is a case of a bug in older
versions. That bug is considered a vulnerability because one can exploit the vulnerability
to install software without your consent. There is NO evidence that the version 5 update 6
and above have this vulnerability.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm