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Originally Posted by JesseK
The JRE is no more of a "chronic" security problem than any other standard software.
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Good PSA, but perhaps keep your opinions founded in fact next time.
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Not to be rude, but a few google searches would reveal that Java *is* a much larger security issue than most standard software. Technically speaking it may not have more flaws than most software, but it's highly multiplatform, installed on a very large number of devices, and not kept updated very well, which makes it a gigantic target. The recent Macintosh botnet which infected 650,000 computers exploited Java, as has several of the largest pieces of malware in the last few years.
The United States Computer Emergency Response Team recommends:
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To protect against future Java vulnerabilities, consider the following workarounds:
Disable the Java plug-in...
Uninstall java...
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/636312
As does Mozilla
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/20...vulnerability/
It's not like I'm just pulling this out of nowhere.