Javabashen.com

Javabashen.com is an infection vector domain that distributes threats disguised as updates for Java. Because Javabashen.com may use attacks that may install threats, scanning your PC with anti-malware tools immediately after contact with Javabashen.com is a good security practice. However, Javabashen.com's primary attack means does utilize common social engineering-based harmful actions that you can thwart with a basic knowledge about safe Web-browsing practices. Malware researchers still are analyzing potential payloads from Javabashen.com, but the majority of threats implemented in this fashion are invested in distributing high-level PC threats, including banking Trojans, fake Police Trojans,, rootkits and backdoor Trojans.

Why Javabashen.com is a Site that Deserves this Bashing

Compromised websites that try to distribute fake software updates are one of the major strategies by which criminals spread their threats throughout the Web. Some of these domains, like Javabashen.com, are especially easy to identify, with their primary hoax embedded right in their Web addresses. Once Javabashen.com is loaded, Javabashen.com always will indicate that your version of Java is outdated and request that you install an update, even if the version you're using is completely up-to-date. At this time, malware researchers only have confirmed these attacks for targeting residents of German-speaking countries, although they most likely are equally effective against PCs in other regions.

Of course, installing the 'Java' patch from Javabashen.com doesn't update your Java program. Instead, your PC may become infected with threatening software, the exact nature of which malware researchers still is busy determining. Because Javabashen.com is a brand-new domain that was made official recently (as of this article's writing date), many PC security programs are expected to have poor protection against both Javabashen.com and the threats that Javabashen.com installs. Updating your browser and security programs can lower the chances of an attack slipping through your browser's safety net.

When Rotten Updates Attack Even When They're Refused

However, getting its victims to infect their own PCs via gullibility isn't the only tactic that Javabashen.com has at its disposal. Vulnerable programs often include popular Web browsers, Adobe's Flash and various default Windows suites that make it difficult for most PC users to avoid any kind of security issues whatsoever while visiting sites like Javabashen.com. A download and installation of threats from Javabashen.com also may not show symptoms that you could detect without appropriate PC security products, which have their own issues as noted in the previous paragraph.

Updated software, in a general sense, along with updated and reliable anti-malware programs are your best defenses against this second format of Javabashen.com. Malware researchers always would recommend scanning your PC after any kind of exposure to Javabashen.com, whether that exposure is seen as a pop-up advertisement, a redirect to Javabashen.com from other websites or the appearance of hyperlinks promoting Javabashen.com.