Exception_Access _Violation

[olefarte]

Exception_Access_Violation

I just came home from work and noticed a notepad icon on my desktop. I opened it to see what it was and had the following displayed. I'm not copying the whole thing, because it had over 100 lines. I'll just give the general idea of it. I've run a virus scan and everything was okay. I've done a Google search and found some things, but can't figure out what this is and what to do, if anything. My wife was on the computer at the time this happened and didn't notice anything unusual. Anybody know if this is something I need to worry about? So far I don't see any problems with the computer.

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION occurred at PC=0x6D06B309
Function=Java_sun_awt_windows_WColor_getDefaultColor+0x20C0
Library=C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.1_01\bin\awt.dll

Current Java thread:
at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.eventLoop(Native Method)
at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x00419000 C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
0x77F50000 - 0x77FF7000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntdll.dll
0x77E60000 - 0x77F46000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
0x77C10000 - 0x77C63000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x77D40000 - 0x77DC6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
0x77C70000 - 0x77CB0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
0x77DD0000 - 0x77E5D000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x78000000 - 0x7807F000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x70A70000 - 0x70AD4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x71700000 - 0x71849000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHDOCVW.dll
0x71950000 - 0x71A34000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.10.0_x-ww_f7fb5805\comctl32.dll
0x773D0000 - 0x77BC2000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
0x77340000 - 0x773CB000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
0x771B0000 - 0x772D1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll

And it goes on and on, like I said about a 100 lines. This is at the end of all this mess, if it's any help.

Local Time = Fri Jul 11 15:46:43 2003
Elapsed Time = 601
#
# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.4.1_01-b01 mixed mode)
#

 

[XtR-X]

It seems to me that you opened a java application that did something illegal or couldn't run at all. It may have been on your desktop on the first place... but I'm not too sure I'm not a crazy guy who knows what all those lines mean. But it seems it tried to make the background color of your window an invalid color, there is a few in the RGB color scheme.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Looks to me like something on the Internet triggered IE to launch apps.. possibly another IE / Java exploit?

 

[olefarte]

.......possibly another IE / Java exploit?

That's got me worried. If that's what it is, what is it likely to do and if I do a restore, (XP), back to before this happened, will it clear it up.

 

[olefarte]

Just found this in TechSpot search. Thomas posted this back in February. I already had the update from Microsoft installed. All the searching I've done seems to lead to the conclusion that this might be a big problem, although I can't see it if it is. Can anyone give me some clues what I might need to do, if anything?

Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise

The present Microsoft VM, which includes all previously released fixes to the VM, has been updated to include a fix for the newly reported security vulnerability. This new security vulnerability affects the ByteCode Verifier component of the Microsoft VM, & results because the ByteCode verifier does not correctly check for the presence of certain malicious code when a Java applet is being loaded. The attack vector for this new security issue would likely involve an attacker creating a malicious Java applet & inserting it into a web page that when opened, would exploit the vulnerability. An attacker could then host this malicious web page on a web site, or could send it to a user in e-mail.

Affected Software:
Versions of the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) are identified by build numbers, which can be determined using the JVIEW tool as discussed in the FAQ. All builds of the Microsoft VM up to & including build 5.0.3809 are affected by these vulnerabilities.

Download Update Now

 

[filthy_mcnasty]

EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION is a software error when a program tries to access memory that's out of it's bounds.

reading/writing to memory that's invalid will cause this. it's more a software problem than anything and you should look for an update. dont worry too much about it being a virus though, access violations are extremely common. usually poor coding.

 

[JSR]

it looks like, olefarte'

you'll have to get some more memory, so someone can remote access your machine

 

[olefarte]

McNasty, I did have the latest Microsoft update, but I use Sun Java and I have updated after the fact. Thanks for your reply.

JSR, I'll think about more memory, but maybe I need it for my brain, old age, you know? By the way, after looking at your latest avatar, are you sure you didn't inhale? HeHe.