Much more likely, IMHO, than a Java sniffer is a Java Trojan horse that pops up an innocuous dialog box and asks you to enter some sensitive piece of information, then sends it off somewhere. About all it takes to write that is a modicum of skill in user interface design. You could write it in any programming language, but in Java it may be particularly effective, since people may come to expect to be prompted for sensitive info over the net by Java apps. Maybe the Java folks who just left Sun decided to seize the opportunity ;>
Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>
A very realistic scenario - any comments or reasons it can't happen ?? second question: How can you be sure you receive the applet that you "think" you've requested ? Any illuminating comments to assit my awareness of java ? lyal