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Re: Java/Javascript dangers?? From Brian on 29 Sept '01 replying to Java/Javascript dangers?? posted by michael >I saw mention of some dangers in using Java and Javascript earlier. This >is probably a bone-head question, but what are these dangers? Anything >akin to trojans, worms, viruses, etc.? > >michael > I myself have developed a type of JavaScript "worm", it basically consists of a combination of self-replication, infinite loops, and full-screen pop-ups. It seems to me to be quite nasty in overloading a computer with pop-up windows.

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>>I saw mention of some dangers in using Java and Javascript earlier. This >>is probably a bone-head question, but what are these dangers? Anything >>akin to trojans, worms, viruses, etc.? >> >>michael >> > >I myself have developed a type of JavaScript "worm", it basically >consists of a combination of self-replication, infinite loops, >and full-screen pop-ups. It seems to me to be quite nasty in >overloading a computer with pop-up windows.
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