Disable Java NOW!

[Hammerhead]

win7
tools manage add on.
Disable Jave plugin

 

[Tonatiuh]

thanks Hammer

Ayo Skip,just wondering why at the bottom of my screen it says i may not post new threads? i dont remember it ever being like that before bud.
thanks.
peace-T-

 

[LeeROI]

Tonatiuh:
We can't post Announcements, that's all.

 

[LeeROI]

That's probably good, but JavaScript doesn't need to be disabled. If you're running Windows you can go into control panel and look under installed programs (add/remove programs) to see if Java is there.

Win7 calls it "Programs and Features"

 

[wildgrow]

win7
tools manage add on.
Disable Jave plugin

Just did it... Disabled .

Thanks Hammer

 

[Hydro-Soil]

Switched to non-oracle java... all good here.

Stay Safe!

 

[vostok]

What alternatives have WE got, is there sumthing else we can use instead of Java?

 

[Hydro-Soil]

What alternatives have WE got, is there sumthing else we can use instead of Java?

For windows... you can build your own using OpenJDK. This link says you can do it with free tools. (A big plus in the M$ world)

Otherwise, I believe you're stuck. M$ is my second operating system though, so I may be wrong... linux being my main. You have the option of OpenJDK or IBM's JVM on linux... only took 2 minutes to change mine.

Stay Safe!

 

[LeeROI]

I uninstalled Oracle Java this morning. The only site I ever visit these days that runs Java (I think) is time.gov. The time.gov widget works fine without Java.

 

[Mrgrowem]

Theres a new update for Java. Version 7 update 11 build 1.7.0_11-b21 for WinXP. For other systems it may be different. It addresses this problem or at least its supposed to. May be better than removing Java ?

Update !!!

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that a security update of Oracle Corp's Java software for Web browsers does not do enough to protect computers from attack, sticking to its previous advice that the program be disabled.

"Unless it is absolutely necessary to run Java in web browsers, disable it," the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team said on Monday in a posting on its website.

 

[ClackamasCootz]

Mrgrowem

Unfortunately many security experts have already shot the new update down and are still recommending disabling or removing.

Here's the bad news: there is no "fix" for the bug yet. Here's the worse news: it is believed that malicious sites on the web are already aware of this security hole and are trying to exploit it.

CC

 

[RB56]

I used to have Java installed because I knew I was using it in various ways. After this thread got my attention I realized I wasn't sure I was using it at all anymore. Decided to uninstall it and see if I ran into any "Requires Java" messages from something I wanted to do. So far, nothing.

It's always better NOT to have software installed that you don't use. It can be a security hole or it can slow the system down for no reason. We'll see what happens. I used to need to know this stuff.

 

[exploziv]

right, so far, only checking for java on their site asked for it..

 

[ClackamasCootz]

I disabled Java over 2 years ago and not once have I hit a web site that gave me a pop-up. Not one single time.

The security issues with Java go back a long, long time and has been discussed on tech boards in-depth for a long, long time.

 

[nattynattygurrl]

Thank you Skip! Really appreciate the heads up;
I’d be ‘last to know’ otherwise.
You guys are the best!

 

[Bad7887]

Good heads up thanks!

 

[Big John]

Damn I thought javascript and java were the same thing, I'll disable it and see how it goes.

 

[siftedunity]

I use Norton. am I still under threat?

 

[N.O.Grower]

Thanks for the information
Cheers

 

[TripleDraw27]

I disabled Java over 2 years ago and not once have I hit a web site that gave me a pop-up. Not one single time.

The security issues with Java go back a long, long time and has been discussed on tech boards in-depth for a long, long time.

and in most cases they are java haters in those forums. there are a ton of pastey skinny wristed coders who absolutely hate java and will hate on it anytime they can. so if there is a flaw, they shit on it asap.


most used language still is java, and it gets better and better.

anyhow, u asshats who are like omfg disable. im willing to bet some of u same folks have facebook, u know that site? where people take photos of turkey burgers and make useless comments about nothing. imo uninstall if u are worried. cause other than that, your info has already been had friends.

and the turds in the same camp, probably post grow shows ya? but hey disable your java LOL