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Stinky The Clown

(67,790 posts) Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:45 PM Jan 2013

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Is that Java vulnerability flap an issue for us on Macs?

Seems there a massive hole in java that miscreants are using to install malware.

Most of us have Java on our Macs.

Do we need to worry?

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Is that Java vulnerability flap an issue for us on Macs? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 OP

Please see this article... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

Kewl!!!! Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #2

Kill Flash and Java. Don't look back. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Please see this article...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:47 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-remote-disables-java-on-macs-after-major-security-alert

To see if you have java enabled:
http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp

Stinky The Clown

(67,790 posts)

2. Kewl!!!!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:50 PM

Jan 2013

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

3. Kill Flash and Java. Don't look back. nt

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 01:41 PM

Jan 2013

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