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Contested prod. I'll give the same reasoning again:There is no such thing as the "Java update virus". The "fake software update" window is a fairly common trojan/malware delivery system, not a specific piece of software, has had no coverage in reliable sources other than in-passing "make sure you're updating Java from the correct site" mentions on tech blogs and the like, and certainly doesn't warrant an article of its own. There are (literally) millions of viruses, malware and trojans, and aside from those which have a genuinely significant economic or cultural impact Wikipedia shouldn't be trying to document them. The page creator admits that no sources exist (see the article talk page), but wants this article kept to "raise awareness of that virus causing a research group to carefully research how that virus works then they will create a reliable source for that article". I've tried to explain that this isn't how Wikipedia works, but with no apparent success.  Mogism (talk) 23:56, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of deleting the article, it might be better to rename it and turn it into an article about all viruses that pretend to be a Java update and mention the spicific virus I was talking about somewhere in that article since it's such a powerful virus. There should also be a redirect from the old name of the article to the new name. Blackbombchu (talk) 01:54, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]