A small application, such as a utility program or limited-function spreadsheet or word processor. Java programs that are run from the browser are always known as applets. See midlet, crapplet and Java applet.
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- JavaOne: The week in video
- JavaOne: The week in videoThat is "Pushing Java FX to its limit?" and other stuffEnterprise 2.0 is pretty boring . . .If that is "Pushing Java FX to its limit," then they have a very, very long ways to go before they can even begin to compete with any other...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- JavaOne: The week in video
- JavaOne has come and gone and we've learned that Sun is gunning for LiveMesh, is bringing applets back and wooing developers. Here's a look at some of the key stories: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun Sun's continuing open...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Is it too late for open source Java?
- Sun says it is working hard to make Java completely open source so Linux shops can use it. But is it already too late? Developers who commented on Slashdot recently said it is. They said the company's previous proprietary attitude caused them to turn...
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Taking ownership of content
- Billy Rios covered a very interesting flaw in Google's code.google.com site on his blog today. The issue involves taking ownership of content of a third party by an application and relates to research that Rios and I originally presented at DEFCON 15 last year. Before...
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Apple patches 11 QuickTime flaws
- Apple pushed out the latest version of QuickTime and patched 11 vulnerabilities in its third security update of 2008. Late Wednesday, Apple pushed the update, which covers QuickTime on all platforms. The following flaws affect QuickTime on Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- Interview with the Vista Pwn2Own contest winners
- Update 04/03/2008: I've updated the article as apparently the link to k2's blog was broken. Also, it's important to note that Derek Callaway was a part of this research and exploitation as well, and I neglected to mention that. So obviously our coverage of the Pwn2Own contest has...
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machine
- So, I've been pretty surprised by the response to the discussion of the Flash flaw that allowed the Vista machine to be compromised in the Pwn2Own contest. I'm working on getting an interview with Alexander Sotirov and Shane Macaulay (see image, courtesy of ZDI's official site) to discuss the issue, but...
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- JFileUpload
- JFileUpload is an applet that allows to upload files and folders to any web or ftp server. The applet is designed for cross-browsers support. Front-end provides an upload progress bar, a cancel button and drag&drop support. JFileUpload supports very large uploads over 2GB and could resume broken upload. UI is...
- Software downloads 2008-03-31
- Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2
- In my first post in this series, I discussed the Same Origin Policy and how it protects us from some very serious attacks, the dangers of domain name based trust, and how to attack implementations of the Same Origin Policy within the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). In order to demonstrate...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta
- Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" has just entered the beta phase of development - and that means another 650+MB download and some good hands-on time with my favorite Linux distro! I first took a look at Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, back in February when it was in...
- Blog posts 2008-03-22
- Songs Recording Applet SDK (zip)
- Songs recording applet allows to record on the web site the singing with musical accompaniment and upload it on the web server in the mp3 format. Musical accompaniment can be used if it is in mp3, MIDI and WAV formats. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- WAV Recording Applet SDK PRO (zip)
- WAV audio recording applet SDK Pro is designed to create the advanced web audio recorders and players on the web site. Recording applet allows to record the audio in WAV format from the web site and upload audio file to the web server via HTTP. Also, advanced playback applet is...
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- Mp3 Recording Applet SDK (zip)
- The MP3 audio recording applet SDK is designed to create MP3 audio recorder on the web site. It allows to record the audio in MP3 format from the web site and upload audio file to the web server via HTTP. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 1
- Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 1ouh... That made my head hurt.Excellent post. I wasn't sure wither to laugh or scream. Worrisome, I will say that.And while this subject is, in fact, no laughing matter, the way you made it look so easy made me laugh anyway. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 1
- The Same Origin Policy is one of the guiding principles that seek to protect our browsing experience. The Same Origin Policy was originally released with Netscape Navigator 2.0 and has been incorporated in one form or another in every major browser since. The concept has additionally been extended...
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Sun waits out Microsoft
- Sun waits out MicrosoftBinary Compatibility? To even suggest it is folly"I pushed the envelope, just for giggles, calling for binary compatibility between Java and .NET/DCOM/COM"This isn't useful and the mere suggestion brings back memories of the Object Request Broker (ORB) wars of years ago (CORBA R.I.P) and it doesn't solve...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Sun releases patch to address a number of serious vulnerabilities
- Sun released an update today to cover numerous vulnerabilities within the JDK/JRE. The following vulnerabilities were reported as patched: Two security vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine may independently allow an untrusted application or applet that is downloaded from a website to elevate its privileges. ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- MRJPluginCarbon
- This plugin enables current Mozilla-based browsers on Mac OS X to use Apple's JVM to run Applets. This first release runs on Mac OS X v10.1 and later and only works with CFM-based carbonized versions of Mozilla. All released versions of Netscape 6 and Mozilla can run the Java plugin...
- Software downloads 2008-03-05
- Exploitation is Still Possible as Third-Parties Neglect to Implement Vista Security Features
- Consider this, Microsoft spends huge amounts of dollars and manpower creating protections for the Vista operating system, yet we still have old school vulnerabilities. Why? The answer is simple really, third-party created code is not stepping up and taking advantage of these powerful protection mechanisms. I'm not...
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- Account Manager for Win XP/Vista Home (zip)
- The applet to manage user accounts and groups is forbidden in the Home versions of Windows XP and Vista. Account Manager is a simple substitution for the system applet Account Manager works in all versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003/Vista.Technical note: Account Manager is HTA application -...
- Software downloads 2008-02-21
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