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In an earlier article I outlined how running Java can increase the opportunities for malicious hackers to compromise your computer. There are several ways to protect yourself from these types of ...

Last month, I wrote about how Microsoft told its users to update Java or kill it. This week, a new 0-day vulnerability in Sun’s software is pushing security companies to do the same, with one ...

Security advice for web users last week from the US Department of Homeland Security recommended that Java should be disabled, lest a growing number of exploits leave your computer open to hacking.

Java is one of those OOPs based languages, along with Python and C++, that’s in demand right now. So, if you want to ride the bandwagon and use the language, you must download it on your system. Not ...

If Java is not working in Windows 11/10, these solutions may help you troubleshoot the issue. Although, due to the lack of NPAPI support, Java applets stopped working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, ...

Java is indeed a pain. But, the good news is few people actually need it in the first place. Here's what you need to know about what it does, what its problems are, and how to get rid of it. Java is a ...

Welcome to a very unusual cybersecurity article! Why is it unusual? The title of this Security Bulletin and most of its content was provided by Oracle, the maker of the Java computer programming ...

Do you have Java installed on your Mac? Well, you might want to rethink that decision. Recently, Oracle has begun shipping Ask.com adware alongside the Java installer on OS X. While Windows users have ...

(Oracle also released an update for Standard Edition 6, although initial reports have been that the exploits worked only against SE 7) Click to expand... From http ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_03. Java SE consists of a virtual machine, which must be used to run Java programs, together with a set of libraries (or ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2. Java SE consists of a virtual machine, which must be used to run Java programs, together with a set of libraries (or "packages") ...