There’s a lot of misinformation posted on this thread (not the original post but the responses to it).
This *really* is a *legitimate* threat - this is not some trumped up tempest in a teapot dreamed up by the government. It’s not just DHS that has issued this sort of warning - it’s basically anyone that has anything to say about computer security.
And no - confining yourself to “legitimate” websites may not be adequate - as these sites have the potential to be compromised by the bad guys.
Uninstalling Java is fine - but turning off the Java plugin in your browser is good enough.
No need to “save a copy” of what you uninstall - as you can always get a copy of the new code when it’s been released and deemed “secure”.
Wonderful, but you’re over-reacting.
That Java update has been out since October, everybody and their cat has noted/taken action on the problem and now that DHS has decided to justify their existence for this week by broadcasting old news, I’m supposed to go run after this latest Shiny Thing?
The ONLY reason I can see for this “news” (other than the desire to justify existence that I’ve already noted) is that somebody decided that Sun (the evil corporation that did Java) didn’t donate enough to The 0’s campaign and will have to be destroyed.
Exactly as the very same people tried to do to Toyota.