I’m not entirely sure it was a Java vulnerability, just covering bases here. No, she has Java 6 installed so it wasn’t that particular exploit. Maybe a rogue ad took advantage of the recent Java exploit or something.

Nothing was out of the ordinary however, some of her game sites make heavy use of Java. Her internet history didn’t show anything I didn’t expect, the typical game sites, Google searches for Justin Bieber, etc… I spent some time trying to figure out how she got infected in the first place since she doesn’t usually venture too far from her game sites, doesn’t have email or facebook, and is pretty closely monitored by us. I have her user account set up to run with limited permissions so there wasn’t any real damage and was fairly easy to clean up. Oracle, you’ve outdone yourself! Still not getting this consumer level software thing are you? I got a call at work that my daughter’s laptop was acting funny.