{"id":2600,"date":"2010-05-31T22:31:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T02:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:16:04","slug":"java-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/java-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>-Updated 11-12-13-<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"JavaRa\" href=\"https:\/\/singularlabs.com\/software\/javara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JavaRa<\/a> 2.3 is now available to remove Java. The new version fixed several bugs and further improved localizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Updated 08-28-10-<\/strong> Earlier this month Lunarsoft, the publishers of JavaRa, released version 1.16beta of JavaRa. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240224015340\/https:\/\/forums.lunarsoft.net\/forum\/46-javara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQ&#8217;s<\/a> some of the added features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new system of reading <a title=\"Windows Registry\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_Registry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">registry keys<\/a> into the program,<\/li>\n<li>A new system of reading languages,<\/li>\n<li>x64 support,\u00a0 and<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Patch (computing)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patch_%28computing%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">Bug fixes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More info and download <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raproducts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. The beta tag should not scare you off, because according to the FAQ&#8217;s the program itself isn&#8217;t in beta anymore because it is quite stable. Beta is still used because some fixes and x64 support haven&#8217;t been tested extensively yet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2619\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;\" title=\"Java Help\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/malware1.jpg?resize=99%2C99&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Java Help\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" \/>A recently unearthed feature that has been built into Java since Java 6 Update 10 allows developers to easily distribute their applications to end-users. Sun introduced a feature called <a title=\"Java Web Start\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Java_Web_Start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">Java Web Start<\/a> designed for developers to install software and execute a program from a website. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KrebsOnSecurity<\/a><\/em> <a title=\"krebsonsecurity.com\" href=\"http:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2010\/04\/unpatched-java-exploit-spotted-in-the-wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> the feature allows criminals to remotely execute malicious code on the user&#8217;s computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2620 size-full alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"java_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/java_logo.jpg?resize=73%2C135&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AVG<\/a> has <a title=\"thompson.blog.avg.com\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100417084749\/http:\/\/thompson.blog.avg.com:80\/2010\/04\/heads-up-0day-itw-rihanna-is-a-lure.html?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discovered<\/a> this exploit in-the-wild attack that takes advantage of this feature to redirect the unsuspecting web users to a Russian website that serves a crime-ware kit that bombards visiting browsers with exploits. After a delay,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/java.sun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun<\/a> issued the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100721170323\/http:\/\/java.sun.com\/javase\/downloads\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">patch<\/a>. According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZDNet<\/a><\/em>, Sun does not mention the disclosure or the attacks in the release notes accompanying the patch, but they have been able to confirm it does cover the flaw in question. Even after applying the update, users may still be vulnerable. After installing updates to the <a title=\"Java Virtual Machine\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Java_Virtual_Machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener wikipedia noreferrer\">Java Runtime Environment<\/a> (JRE),\u00a0 the update installs a whole new version of itself without removing the old installations.<\/p>\n<p><em> <a title=\"LifeHacker\" href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lifehacker<\/a><\/em> <a title=\"lifehacker.com\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180527114056\/https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5513669\/javara-updates-and-removes-old-and-redundant-java-versions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">points out<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/javara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JavaRa<\/a>, a utility that removes the old and obsolete versions of JRE while leaving files that are necessary for the current version to run. The utility also removes other bloat and registry entries to ensure that Java still works on your computer without all the extra files cluttering up your hard drive. JavaRa is free but does require administrative rights to run because it makes changes to the registry. JavaRa works on just about every version of MSFT&#8217;s Windows. Once you have the app downloaded, just run the app and tell it to remove old versions of the Java Runtime Environment. The app will spin for a while and then let you know the old versions are gone. The app will also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove the startup entry that makes Java run when Windows starts,<\/li>\n<li>Remove the Sun Download Manager.<\/li>\n<li>Check to see if there are updates available for the installed version of Java.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>rb-<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"JavaRA\" href=\"https:\/\/singularlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3554 size-medium alignright\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" title=\"JavaRA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lunarsoft1-e1561918866700-150x46.png?resize=150%2C46&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lunarsoft1-e1561918866700.png?resize=150%2C46&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lunarsoft1-e1561918866700.png?resize=75%2C23&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lunarsoft1-e1561918866700.png?w=322&amp;ssl=1 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>So far JavaRa is a free, simple, portable download for <\/em><em>Windows that just works and will make a great addition to your <\/em><em>flash drive toolkit.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghacks.net\/2011\/10\/19\/oracle-releases-critical-java-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oracle Releases Critical Java Update<\/a> (ghacks.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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