Do you use Java runtime on your pc? better read this.

[keegs]

Java is widely used in content served up by websites and (locally insatlled) client software. Oracle commited to a fix shortly.

 

[TripleR]

My dad (who is in the IT industry) told me about this, so I disabled it for now. In Firefox it tells you which java plugin is the problem, but I disabled them all.

How do you do it in Firefox?

 

[Western]

How do you do it in Firefox?

TR, Heres a copied and paste direct from Mozilla'

How to turn off Java applets

This article explains how to disable the Java plugin in Firefox so that Java applets no longer run.

By default, Firefox allows Java applets to launch automatically. However, you may decide that you do not want Java applets to run. To disable Java applets in Firefox:

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), and then click Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Plugins panel.
Click on the Java (TM) Platform plugin to select it.
Click on the Disable button (if the button says Enable, Java is already disabled).

Java applets will no longer be permitted to launch in Firefox.

 

[TripleR]

TR, Heres a copied and paste direct from Mozilla'

How to turn off Java applets

This article explains how to disable the Java plugin in Firefox so that Java applets no longer run.

By default, Firefox allows Java applets to launch automatically. However, you may decide that you do not want Java applets to run. To disable Java applets in Firefox:

At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP), and then click Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Plugins panel.
Click on the Java (TM) Platform plugin to select it.
Click on the Disable button (if the button says Enable, Java is already disabled).

Java applets will no longer be permitted to launch in Firefox.

Thanks a lot, easy to do. Now on to my Vista and Windows 7.

 

[dmccarty]

Dan, I used your link to "Verify Java Version", even though I knew I had 7. Well, it showed I have Version 7, update 9, and recommended update 10.



Isn't that standard operating procedure for the news media?:laughing:

Unfortunately. I just read a story about a plank owner of the USS Enterprise that is being decommissioned. He was one of only two plank holders that were allowed on the ship during its trip to Norfolk where the reactors will be removed and the ship sold for scrap. One of the last lines in the story was,

He still has a piece of the original plank from the ship's wooden hull.

:shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing: I did not know we were building nuke powered aircraft carriers with wooden hulls... I am hoping that the new outlet does not have an editor reviewing the article since that would show that there are at least TWO people who are clueless.

My uncle was a plank owner on the USS Lincoln. One of the few regrets I have is not taking the opportunity to take the ship from Fort Lauderdale FLA to Norfork. Work was too busy and I did not think I could get away. I should have because I will never have that chance again. Dummy was I. I did get a tour of the ship and danged if I saw any wood in the hull but I guess that was because the Lincoln was newer than the Big E. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

I DO have a piece of the deck from the USS North Carolina. They were selling them years ago to raise money. VERY NICE piece of teak plank. I THINK the teak was original to the ship. The fund raising was to replace the decking so I think I have a part of a plank that went through WWII. :shocked:

Later,
Dan

 

[Bird]

Oracle's website shows Java Version 7 Update 11 released today fixed vulnerabilities. I found that I had a couple of older versions, as well as Version 7 on my computer, so I "uninstalled" all the Java versions earlier today and just now installed the new Version 7 Update 11.

 

[Alan L.]

Guess I am too late. I just checked and its says it last updated just 3 hours ago. So I disabled Java. Not sure if that will do any good.

 

[Redbug]

Hey Bird...Thanks! I just updated to 7 version 11.

Java Runtime Environment 7 Update 11

 

[cqaigy2]

The more I read about this, the more I think you're right.:laughing:

Just be sure to do some online banking on your puter.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...

just for the record..."javascript" is not "JAVA" and is not even related...regardless of the names...

Ant browser will run "javascript"...it is commn...You do not need JAVA to view web pages...many will not work without "javascript" enabled...but again...you do not need JAVA (virtual machine) on your PC unless a specific web site requires if for an application interface...

"JAVA" Not "javascript" is currently being warned about....

 

[Bird]

Just be sure to do some online banking on your puter.

OK, and your point is???????

 

[texasjohn]

Just updated java, worked fine...thanks Bird. Lengthy install but problem free.

 

[TripleR]

Do we download the 32 bit or 64 bit on that page?

 

[pacerron]

Oracle's website shows Java Version 7 Update 11 released today fixed vulnerabilities. I found that I had a couple of older versions, as well as Version 7 on my computer, so I "uninstalled" all the Java versions earlier today and just now installed the new Version 7 Update 11.

Bird,
Good to remove old versions. They just waste space on your HD. My preferred method, if you get the automatic update message, is to ignore it but go directly to the actual java web site web site and check to see what version you have currently installed. If you have an older version, "uninstall it" using the Windows "Control Panel", reboot your pc, and then go back to JAVA and install the new one.
Folks think the recent versions of Windows don't need rebooting anymore, but it works so much better if you do reboot it often if you use it a lot, and if you clean out your history, cookies, etc. from your browsers.
All of the JAVA versions starting with 7-10 have a control panel of their own, in Windows Control Panel that will disable/enable all browsers with one click. The Java site explains how to do it. The way they show it, under security tab, was not the case on my pc but if you look around a bit on the other tabs you will find it.
The homeland security site did post a warning last Thursday, I checked, before taking action. The stuff you see on TV and read on the web from other sites is often old gossip, so it is best to go to the actual source.
Ron

 

[texasjohn]

Depends on if you have a 64 or 32 bit version of Windows...I did the 64 bit version.

Don't know what's on your machine? No problem...I use BELARC ADVISOR....a free download...tells you EVERYTHING there is to know about your machine...I trust it...try it once and be amazed...you will forever after use it...not often, but if you want to know what is in your machine, software and hardware, it's the cat's meow!

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit, for software, hardware and security configuration information on your computer. Software license management, IT asset management, cyber security audits, and more.

Enjoy!!

pacerron, good explanation.

Do we download the 32 bit or 64 bit on that page?

 

[Bird]

Good to remove old versions. They just waste space on your HD. My preferred method, if you get the automatic update message, is to ignore it but go directly to the actual java web site web site and check to see what version you have currently installed. If you have an older version, "uninstall it" using the Windows "Control Panel", reboot your pc, and then go back to JAVA and install the new one.
Folks think the recent versions of Windows don't need rebooting anymore, but it works so much better if you do reboot it often if you use it a lot, and if you clean out your history, cookies, etc. from your browsers.

Thanks, Ron. I don't do it on a regular schedule, but about once a week, I go to "Tools", "Internet Options" and delete all the old browsing history, cookies, and such. Then I run Piriform CCleaner (from CCleaner.com), and then reboot.

 

[TripleR]

Depends on if you have a 64 or 32 bit version of Windows...I did the 64 bit version.

Don't know what's on your machine? No problem...I use BELARC ADVISOR....a free download...tells you EVERYTHING there is to know about your machine...I trust it...try it once and be amazed...you will forever after use it...not often, but if you want to know what is in your machine, software and hardware, it's the cat's meow!

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit, for software, hardware and security configuration information on your computer. Software license management, IT asset management, cyber security audits, and more.

Enjoy!!

Thanks, I will check it out as we have three computers and I am too lazy to look up specs.

 

[texasjohn]

Doesn't matter what you want to know, if BELARC doesn't tell you, it's not on your machine!!

Spend 5 minutes looking at what it tells you...go to bottom of page....read legends...Even tells you what programs you are NOT using, thus are candidates for uninstall.

Easy to use, comes up as a HTML page in your browser.

Thanks, I will check it out as we have three computers and I am too lazy to look up specs.

 

[Bird]

As I mentioned above, I use CCleaner and when you open it, it gives you most of that information at the top of the screen.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

Last week I read the warning and disabled Java only to discover my Gmail wouldn't run without it.

My son's a Mac system administrator, so I asked him. "There's one of these scares about every month. Java has a few holes." He saw no reason for me to take any special precautions as a result of this scare.