Stopping those Viruses by not giving them a home I was told this little trick today by one of our Network Administrators where I work. He is usually on top of all of the new stuff that comes out so I trust his opinion. That said I have only heard this from one source. Here is what he told me. Many of the new Viruses that are coming our are hiding in your Java cache. If you delete all of your temp Java files (I did not know I had them) they get deleted. Then you turn off caching any Java related items. Here is where you do it in XP. Sorry I have not done this in W7 yet I will do it later and update the thread provided one of you does not beat me to it. Go to the Control Panel Click on Java On the General Tab in the Temporary Internet Files click settings Delete Files make sure that Applications and Applets is checked and Trace and log files is checked. Click OK Once that is done Uncheck Keep temporary files on my computer. At default Java is taking up 1 GB of space for the cache. This is supposed to stop a certain type of virus that is specifically targeting the Java cache as its home from infecting your computer. Are there any other issues that arise from deleting these files and eliminating the cache? I don't know but he told me his computer was noticeably faster after he did it. Right now I am not noticing any real difference myself but i have only just made the change this evening.
