Java.facebookupdate

[cjalexander2002]

Hello
Every time I start my MAC little snitch asks me if JAVA.FACEBOOKUPDATE CAN access the internet. I am not logged into facebook and I do not have any internet browsers open......so why is facebook trying access the internet? Furthermore this seems like some sort of program, how do i remove it?
I attached a screen shot.

 

[northrnchimp]

Have you recently updated to the latest version of Skype? - it includes a Facebook tie-in, which checks your latest status updates on launch. Either roll-back to a previous version of Skype, or just allow it access, it's harmless (IF you trust Facebook that is )

 

[cjalexander2002]

removed skype still there

I dont trust facebook lol. I just un-installed skype with app cleaner and there is supposedly no trace of skype left but its still there at start up. Asking for permission at startup. Any ideas?

 

[northrnchimp]

MacRumors Forums - View Single Post - Best way to FULLY DELETE a program?

 

[cjalexander2002]

I did exactly what your post recommended and its still here. The search found some skype stuff in the system files but the java.facebookupdate is still here.

 

[cradom]

Done a search for .facebookupdate in Spotlight?

 

[gsahli]

Open the Terminal and type this:
sudo updatedb
(when you use sudo it asks for your admin password - it hides the password from view as you type.)
next type:
sudo locate facebook

Find (hopefully) java.facebookupdate and then navigate to it and delete it.

 

[cjalexander2002]

Thanks for the help. I did a search for Facebook with parallels and windows 7 running and it found a bunch stuff. i just deleted everything with Facebook in it and resolved my issue

 

[MrElvey]

Well, this is the process making the connection: /usr/bin/java -cp /Users/[my username]/Library/Application Support/Facebook/video/1.2.0.157/FacebookUpdate.jar FacebookUpdate com.facebook.peep 1.2.0.157
I haven't looked inside the .jar or tried to figure out exactly what it's doing.
It only started once I tried to use the video chat feature in facebook, which prompted me to install some java stuff, which I did. Since then, this connection attempt is made frequently. I'm blocking it 'till it's clearer what it's for. At least in my experience, it's not Skype related; I had skype installed for a long time without ever seeing this.
The log file at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Facebook/video_install.log includes this line:
[12/03/30 15:33:32] Copying updater plist to LaunchAgents directory
Which leads me to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.facebook.videochat.[my username].plist which starts it every 3 Hours.
I'll be surprised if removing this .plist file actually keeps facebook video chat from working.