Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

hey guys. i recently ran cws shredder and deleted everything to do with cool web search. later i read on how to preven cws form infecting my system and i found out its to do with a vunlerability in the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine which aparently micorsoft no longer supports. i just wanna know how to unistall this. i am using windows 2000 service pack 4


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-011.mspx

 

Good afternoon
I use Opera (without java) and a couple (though not many) sites have told me I need Java to view the pages. I went to the page you suggested xflat, which gives instructions on how to uninstall MS java (I know I have that in IE6) and then gives a link to download Java.
So, my question is this, can I just install Java from Sun, or will I need to do the "Opera with Java" install?
Many thanks

 

You can just install Java from Sun. All Opera /w Java does is install a copy of Sun's Java that you download with it.

 

Good.
Thanks da chicken, makes it a lot easier

 

And the MSJVM Removal Tool can help simplify the process.

 

Question: I D/Led Sun Java and have it set as default, but did not remove MSJVM. Is my system still vulnerable? Should I remove it?

 

Hi alanc,
Went to the Java website and when you pick download and platform (windows) it tells you that the supported browsers are netscape, mozilla and IE, I use Opera so I'm not sure if that will work? Any ideas?

 

lostkiwi, as long as you're on Windows I'm pretty sure it will install with Opera.

 

Thank you alan,
Will go ahead then. If I am conspicuous by my absence in the next few days, you'll know I messed up!!

 

bcce, im like you, i installed sunjava when i first got my machine. no-one told me i had to 'uninstall' anything.

 

**bump**

 

I would remove it, it's not doing you any good. Whether you're vulnerable or not depends on what critical updates you have installed, if you have 'em all you're OK.

 

Thanks Alan!! (I approved this response )

 

MSJVM removed. Quite nicely and efficient. Thank you very much.

 

xflat and alanc thanks for all the help the MSJVM removal tool was really helpful.
for all those interested in checking wether they have msjvm go to start run type "cmd" without the brackets and then in dos type jview. if some text comes up listing options u have it if it says unrecogonized command u dont have it

 

ditto that, thanks a lot! Did both installed new, removed old (using the tool) and wonder of wonders, everything is working fine.
Thanks guys

 

help....i used the msjvm tool thingy, and it said i had to place it in a file. i dont know which file im supposed to use for this. ?????dumb

 

IIRC, I just gave it any old filename in my temp folder since I wasn't going to keep it anyways.

 

Good point Mr P

 

Hey Laurie!! I just saved it to "My Documents" and opened it from there, deleted it when I was done.. There is a ReadMe document that you may want to read.