Issue | Fix Version | Assignee | Priority | Status | Resolution | Resolved In Build |
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JDK-2143837 | 6u15 | William Harnois | P4 | Closed | Duplicate |
This is from MarkKnapp and external feedback:
>Mark Knapp wrote:
> I really don't know more then what is in the original email. He
> specifically mentions that the company name (Sun Microsystems) is not
> in the upgrade text, I would wager that more re-assuring text would be
> in order, since I believe that complaints like these are rare.
>
> Mark Knapp
> Download Engineering
External feedback:
>From: ###@###.###
> Subject: Download problem
> To: ###@###.###
>
> name: Peter Baker
> url: http://java.sun.com/javase/support/
> osinfo: java 5.0
> connection: DSL
> country: Australia
> datestamp: 13/11/20063.30pm
> dl_url: none machine auto prompted to download
> comments: Your auto update feature to java 5.0 does not mention
> Sun it does not provide any information that suggest this is a
> legitimate download rather than a virus/ trojan attack. On that
> basis I would never load that update. You need to provide some
> authentication process beofe any intellignet user woujld accept an
> unsolicitated update to their machine.
> The executable file trying to connect to the internet for this
> update was also not found in a file search command in XP adding
> further suspicion to the legitimacy of the update.
> mailfrom: ###@###.###
> mailsubject: Download problem
> thanks_url: /contact/thankyou.jsp
> category: dl
> Contact Page Referer: http://java.sun.com/javase/support/
> Time Stamp: Sun Nov 12 21:32:09 PST 2006
> http://developers.sun.com/jsp_utils/form_mailer.jsp
> Referring URL :
>http://developers.sun.com/contact/feedback.jsp?referer=http://java.sun.com/javase/support/&category=dl
>Mark Knapp wrote:
> I really don't know more then what is in the original email. He
> specifically mentions that the company name (Sun Microsystems) is not
> in the upgrade text, I would wager that more re-assuring text would be
> in order, since I believe that complaints like these are rare.
>
> Mark Knapp
> Download Engineering
External feedback:
>From: ###@###.###
> Subject: Download problem
> To: ###@###.###
>
> name: Peter Baker
> url: http://java.sun.com/javase/support/
> osinfo: java 5.0
> connection: DSL
> country: Australia
> datestamp: 13/11/20063.30pm
> dl_url: none machine auto prompted to download
> comments: Your auto update feature to java 5.0 does not mention
> Sun it does not provide any information that suggest this is a
> legitimate download rather than a virus/ trojan attack. On that
> basis I would never load that update. You need to provide some
> authentication process beofe any intellignet user woujld accept an
> unsolicitated update to their machine.
> The executable file trying to connect to the internet for this
> update was also not found in a file search command in XP adding
> further suspicion to the legitimacy of the update.
> mailfrom: ###@###.###
> mailsubject: Download problem
> thanks_url: /contact/thankyou.jsp
> category: dl
> Contact Page Referer: http://java.sun.com/javase/support/
> Time Stamp: Sun Nov 12 21:32:09 PST 2006
> http://developers.sun.com/jsp_utils/form_mailer.jsp
> Referring URL :
>http://developers.sun.com/contact/feedback.jsp?referer=http://java.sun.com/javase/support/&category=dl
- backported by
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JDK-2143837 JavaUpdate 'Update Available' dialog needs to include reassuring text
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- Closed
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