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Possible Malware Threat

Last posted Aug 10, 2014 at 03:25AM EDT. Added Aug 07, 2014 at 03:25PM EDT
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So, I was checking up on the Dragon Dildos page, as you do (shut up, I had my reasons), and I received a shady looking notification telling me I needed to update Java. When I tried to close this notification, it automatically downloaded something called java_setup.exe to my computer. Since I'm pretty sure my Java is up to date and it isn't usually distributed in such a way, I think this might be malware. Would be grateful if somebody could look into it. I'd do it myself, but I don't trust my anti-virus software enough to look into it any further.

It's pretty much guaranteed to be malware since:
1) Whenever you normally download a .exe file, the computer will give the "Are you sure you want to download this?" window that warns of possible malware. It also shows the verification certificate (Publisher: Oracle, Inc.) that companies pay for to tell you it's legit

2) Java doesn't auto update. It gives an update notification in the taskbar. Like this:

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