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SMHarman
28-01-2004, 13:19
Anyone know what this app does?

Zone alarm says it wants to access the internet, to IP 0.0.0.0 but I've no idea what initialising it.

Zone alarm help centre does not recognise the app.
Nemesis
28-01-2004, 13:25
Anyone know what this app does?

Zone alarm says it wants to access the internet, to IP 0.0.0.0 but I've no idea what initialising it.

Zone alarm help centre does not recognise the app.
See here

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/javaw/
SMHarman
28-01-2004, 13:30
See here

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/javaw/

Thanks. I'll let it through then.
Scarlett
28-01-2004, 13:31
Anyone know what this app does?

Zone alarm says it wants to access the internet, to IP 0.0.0.0 but I've no idea what initialising it.

Zone alarm help centre does not recognise the app.

It ain't no virus, its a version of Java that doesn't require an associated console window.

See Suns page on java.exe and javaw.exe here. (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/java.html#description)

edit: Damn, Nemesis got there first !
MadGamer
30-01-2004, 20:43
As soon as i saw the thread title, i knew it had to be Java.
SMHarman
30-01-2004, 21:42
As soon as i saw the thread title, i knew it had to be Java.

Well I knew it was Java, but not what it did and a Viri can be written in Java.
MadGamer
30-01-2004, 22:01
Well I knew it was Java, but not what it did and a Viri can be written in Java. Thats another bit of info on my knowledge list then. :D :pp :) :naughty:
albone
02-02-2004, 20:23
try here if you want to be sure of wether it is a hoax or not!Hoax virus checker (http://www.datafellows.com)
jerseydevil
15-09-2004, 03:05
I believe it is java, but my limewire application spawns it.

Hope this helps
greencreeper
15-09-2004, 04:48
Welcome jerseydevil :)

As Scarlett's link explains - it's part of the Sun Java SDK and is the same as the java tool accept it doesn't open a DOS box. It's not exactly an application in itself, but it runs an application written in Java. You could always add 0.0.0.0 to the trusted zone, which would be the safest, rather than allowing javaw access to the Internet.