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Is is true that Java-based applications are immune to worms and other viral attacks?

April 26, 2017applications attacks java-based viral worms

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Is is true that Java-based applications are immune to worms and other viral attacks?

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Yes, it is generally true. Most worms propagate using a specific attack technique designed to compromise sloppy code by overwhelming it with more data than it expects. Since Java is a higher-level language, and runs in its own “virtual machine” sandbox, normal worm attacks are ineffective.