Why Does Java Keep On Giving Me Viruses?

Switch to Firefox then download and install an addon called “NoScript” which blocks all script content on webpages until you tell it to allow them. Java itself is not the problem, it is the content which you decide to view. It’s very common for “MP3 websites” or “Movie download sites” to have click-jacking scripts which take advantage of browsers set to run any script they come across.

Kudos “Voo Doo…” that is exactly one vector JavaScript is leveraged to dump a payload, and an excellent method to stop it.
Be aware that 3rd party assets, especially rotational ads from “ne’er do wells” intentionally poisoned, can harbor these scripted payloads.
What may have been a ‘clean’ site one day, may not be safe at all the next, because crooks migrate their rubbish to other servers, in a ploy to defeat detection.
(Condensed from MIT Review: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/2374…
“…To use flux, a phisher needs to control a domain name, which gives him the right to control its name server. The phisher then sets the name server so that it directs each new visitor to a different set of ‘zombie’ machines, cycling quickly through the thousands of addresses available within the botnet.
“Flux” is most effective when the phisher shifts the location of the name server as well,” etc.
Best strategy is to block ALL 3rd party rubbish, and scripted assets until you at least look it over for a go/no-go choice…much easier than malware removal efforts.
Also, be aware that JavaScript runs in many ‘applications’ including Adobe Reader; documents, mail, and other ’stuff’.
It’s a very powerful language, and should be corralled before it gets unleashed in your system.