Seems this is all over the different news pages.
http://www.forbes.com/sites...ers-to-disable-java/
Thoughts?

Another article.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/.../java-vulnerability/

Sounds like disabling Java until a patch is released is a good idea.

I have no idea how to disable it. Im not a computer tech. I looked where the link said (I think) and didnt see anything that said Java. Of course I dont understand any of the foriegn lanquage they speak. In help. all i see is how to install it. I have Win 7.

Java sux. But is a necessary evil in todays world.

Im not surprised that DHS is getting involved in this stuff since our society is so tied to computers now..

This is what you get when you run your software on an open platform be safe

Mac user here. Safari web browser. After reading this thread I disabled Javascript, but then I couldn't log in to the Fiero Forum.

quote Originally posted by rinselberg: My bad, I guess. The advice is to disable Java, but not Javascript... correct?

Correct, they are two different things.

quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: This is what you get when you run your software on an open platform be safe

Oracle Java isn't truly an open platform. Its more of a hybrid now.

EDIT: I was going to go in to a tie-raid about slamming open-source concepts, but i wont do that today.

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quote Originally posted by rinselberg: The advice is to disable Java, but not Javascript... correct?

Yes...

If anyone used Java to access my Cave... Uninstall Java now. Cave does not use old Java Menu.
See https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/124809.html

If disable JavaScript... (Like FF and NoScript addon) a few minor things break in my cave but menu and site map still works.

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I typed "chrome://plugins" into my Chrome browser bar and didn't see a java plugin listed. Somewhere else maybe?

Java... If there, Use uninstall in Control Panel.

MS doesn't install Java but some OEs will.

Im guessing if its not listed in advanced settings in Internet Options, I dont have it.

Look in your control panel. If it's installed, there will be a control panel for it. You can uninstall through the "add/remove programs" CP.

Google news search: java 0 day
Examples:
Java zero-day holes appearing at the rate of one a day (infoworld 3/5)
Java's security problems unlikely to be resolved soon, researchers say (networkworld 3/13)