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Not sure how these "updates" are co-opting the forum & getting past a firewall & a solid anti-virus, which also blocks site attacks. Never had these problems on the forum before, though others have.
Was leery to venture here, but had two more successful blocks from AVG since I reloaded it.
Personal experience - Norton is iffy.

The Java update offered was version 7-25 which caught my attention because I'm at 7-71

There is a legit update at
http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
for version 8-25

More info:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2841829/whats-new-with-java.html
Haven't worked through all that yet, but there are some useful tips.

Bit of a mess, eh? The scary part is when the update panel tells you that Java runs on 3 billion! devices.
Hackers' paradise.

I found this link on another forum

http://deletemalware.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/fake-java-update-virus-removal.html

I have asked Ash to have a look at this thread to see if there is anything he can do about the rogue update requests. So far, luckily, my computer does not seem to be affected.

I don't have Java, do you need it?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2013/feb/08/java-remove-ask-jack-technology

Thanks for all these comments - same thing happened to me yesterday!

Some applications and websites, such as Facebook, willonly run properly with Java enabled.
https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/whatis_java.xml

Same 2 happened to me yesterday but my AVG picked them up, fortunately. One Java and one Flashplayer.

With anything like that, don't even click on the X to close it, as it can be enough to activate potential malware.

http://readwrite.com/2012/09/05/java-is-no-longer-needed-pull-the-plug-in

Yes, clicking the X is usually futile & may invoke more trouble. Also, a right-click for the function menu off a program on the task-bar & using Close often doesn't work either.
The buttons are simply graphic interfaces that call a subroutine, which can be replaced by malware to do something else.

Best bet is F4 which should kill the browser. That's a system level command & it hasn't failed me yet.

Thanks to all for the links. I will certainly peruse those.

Somewhat ironic is the article from The Guardian. Their Genius puzzle page has had the Java horror show for at least 2 years (since I've been accessing it).