javaw.exe
 

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.

Re: javaw.exe
 

See here

http://www.liutilities.com/products/...library/javaw/

Re: javaw.exe
 

Thanks. I'll let it through then.

Re: javaw.exe
 

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.

edit: Damn, Nemesis got there first !

Re: javaw.exe
 

As soon as i saw the thread title, i knew it had to be Java.

Re: javaw.exe
 

Well I knew it was Java, but not what it did and a Viri can be written in Java.

Re: javaw.exe
 

Thats another bit of info on my knowledge list then. :D :pp :) :naughty:

Re: javaw.exe
 

try here if you want to be sure of wether it is a hoax or not!Hoax virus checker

Re: javaw.exe
 

I believe it is java, but my limewire application spawns it.

Hope this helps

Re: javaw.exe
 

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.