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<blockquote data-quote="BrianLachoreVPI" data-source="post: 1240735" data-attributes="member: 193366">I think there are quite a few variants on the same theme with this little bugger.&nbsp; For instance - when doing an image search for something a couple of weeks ago - using Google - I simply clicked on an image from the Google search - to go look at the source - and was immediately treated to that java show.&nbsp;&nbsp; This was before I knew about the Safari checkbox - and I saw it download and launch.&nbsp; Of course, I knew that I could simply close it - and delete the downloaded file - and was none the worse for wear.&nbsp; It's easy to see how many folks would be a little taken in by it though.&nbsp; That actually happened 3 separate times in 5 minutes!My wife - I don't really know what happened - as she couldn't articulate it that well - but somehow she managed to have 5 of the packages downloaded - and the java show was pretty entertaining.&nbsp; The problem for her was - she clicked scan.&nbsp; Frankly - because she has a antivirus package installed (by the school) - she may have thought it was actually doing something.&nbsp; That was enough to convince her to click scan - before she realized something didn't seem right and called me over to look at it.Fortunately - like I said before - it's easy to eliminate - and led to the discovery of that Safari setting. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrianLachoreVPI, post: 1240735, member: 193366"] I think there are quite a few variants on the same theme with this little bugger. For instance - when doing an image search for something a couple of weeks ago - using Google - I simply clicked on an image from the Google search - to go look at the source - and was immediately treated to that java show. This was before I knew about the Safari checkbox - and I saw it download and launch. Of course, I knew that I could simply close it - and delete the downloaded file - and was none the worse for wear. It's easy to see how many folks would be a little taken in by it though. That actually happened 3 separate times in 5 minutes! My wife - I don't really know what happened - as she couldn't articulate it that well - but somehow she managed to have 5 of the packages downloaded - and the java show was pretty entertaining. The problem for her was - she clicked scan. Frankly - because she has a antivirus package installed (by the school) - she may have thought it was actually doing something. That was enough to convince her to click scan - before she realized something didn't seem right and called me over to look at it. Fortunately - like I said before - it's easy to eliminate - and led to the discovery of that Safari setting. :) [/QUOTE]

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