Noisy Bear

Overview

Summary

This is a hostile Java applet which might cause denial of service in your machine if a web page containing it were loaded by your browser.

Alias

JV/NoisyBear [Panda],

Category

Hostile Java: Browsers include a ""virtual machine"" that encapsulates the Java program and prevents it from accessing your local machine. The theory behind this is that a Java ""applet"" is really content -- like graphics -- rather than full application software. However, as of July, 2000, all known browsers have had bugs in their Java virtual machines that would allow hostile applets to ""break out"" of this ""sandbox"" and access other parts of the system. Most security experts browse with Java disabled on their computers, or encapsulate it with further sandboxes/virtual-machines.

Origins

Date of Origin

November, 1996

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove Noisy Bear from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

Nmap1.51 Nmap1.60b Nmap2.07 Nmap2.12 NoXcape NoisyBear Noon.1163 Norton.Antivirus.Pro.2004.KEYGEN NortonSecretStuff1.0Cracker Not-virus:BadJoke.Win32.float.a