[pfflier]

Thanks for your help

[Revel]

NO. I read somewhere that Java will take years to fix according to the company.

The funny thing is that their are so many web sites that won’t work without it because that is how they are designed.

[Campion]

The vulnerability was supposed to have been fixed in 1.7.0_13. 1.7.0_15 is now out. Download site is here. You want the JRE download.

[Yo-Yo]

Another Freeper pointed me to this Mozilla site that checks all your browser plug-ins to see if they're current, and provides links to up them if they're not. Works with Firefox or IE:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

[Mannaggia l'America]

Do any Freepers have a suggestion for a trusted download site to reinstall JAVA?

It doesn't really have anything to do with where you download it. If you need the Java runtime, get it from Oracle, which owns Java now, from their java.com site.

The problem with Java is the exploits on the web that take advantage of security holes in it.

The holes found last month supposedly have been patched, but two new ones were just revealed today.

Researcher unearths two new Java zero-day bugs

I would not install it unless you know you need it.

[hole_n_one]

[Darteaus94025]

JAVA is OK.

It’s the cream and sugar that are bad for you.

[Darteaus94025]

JAVA is OK.

It’s the cream and sugar that are bad for you.

[Renegade]

I had to download the new version to use my Dlink security cam. Seems to be OK now!

[MarkL]

I think they fixed the latest set of exploits with the latest release of Java v7. Unfortunately, a couple of software packages we use as a major part of our business requires v6, and simply will not work with v7, so we’re stuck until the software vendor upgrades their software to work with v7.

Luckily, we do have a 3rd party monitoring all our Internet traffic, so if they see the start of a known Java exploit, they block that IP address. However, most companies, and no individuals that I’m aware of, have that option.

Java is inherently “exploitable,” much as older versions of Windows were.

Mark

[Revel]

Oracle releases emergency Java patch; experts warn flaws may take 2 years to fix

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/oracle-releases-emergency-java-patch-experts-warn-flaws-may-take-2-years-fix

[publius911]

Vanity - Is JAVA now Safe?

No.
That perpetually irritating JUCHECK POPUP is still irritationg PC users worldwide, and Oracle America has not seen fit to provide an easy way to fix the problem.

I will NEVER use an Oracle or Sun system PRODUCT in my life!!

It's not like this is a new and benign problem.
Grrrrrrrrr!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

No! You MUST upgrade to MOCHAJAVA TO BE SAFE.

[martin_fierro]

No. Never. It's junk.

Javascript is fine, tho.