I transferred JAVA to my flash drive. Then I deleated it from my computer. Figured I could reinstall it later if needed.
Question is how will I know if a pop up saying "for those who uninstalled JAVA, download this latest version that has been patched to resolved any potential problems", is legit or just a way for the hacker to get control of my computer?
Question is how will I know if a pop up saying "for those who uninstalled JAVA...A general rule of thumb is to ignore all pop ups, especially if they want you to go to some website or "warn" you about something, or download a "must have" program, etc.
Keep watching the internet for Oracle to announce either a new update or security patch. Should be ready by Tuesday.
Then go to Oracle's site to download and install. Here's
the link (http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp)