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Title: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: DCPatriot on January 13, 2013, 05:23:11 pm: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks.

The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up on concerns raised by computer security experts.

Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief.

Java is a widely used technical language that allows computer programmers to write a wide variety of Internet applications and other software programs that can run on just about any computer's operating system.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/11/3780961/homeland-security-disable-java.html#storylink=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#storylink=cpy (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/01/11/3780961/homeland-security-disable-java.html#storylink=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#storylink=cpy)

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Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: DCPatriot on January 13, 2013, 05:24:59 pm: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/disable_browser.xml (http://www.java.com/en/download/help/disable_browser.xml)

How to disable Java
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: DCPatriot on January 13, 2013, 05:27:00 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SjyndSujvBQ
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: mystery-ak on January 13, 2013, 05:39:24 pm: Do we really need to do this?......I won't be able to watch or posts videos?

Tech question....went to my control panel...I noticed that when their is an update on Java it doesn't over ride the old one...hmmm
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: happyg on January 13, 2013, 07:10:27 pm: Quote from: mystery-ak on January 13, 2013, 05:39:24 pm
Do we really need to do this?......I won't be able to watch or posts videos?

Tech question....went to my control panel...I noticed that when their is an update on Java it doesn't over ride the old one...hmmm

I recently downloaded a new version of Java, and was told to delete all the old versions, so I did.
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: Ford289HiPo on January 13, 2013, 07:20:39 pm: I have trouble believing anything that comes out of DHS.
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: DCPatriot on January 13, 2013, 09:30:09 pm: By nature, I'm leery of anything this administration says.

Maybe Java interferes with their snooping citizens' hardrives in the middle of the night. :shrug:

.....but I did disable it for time being. :laugh:
Title: Re: U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns computer users: Disable Java now
Post by: jmyrlefuller on January 14, 2013, 12:02:12 am: Java is increasingly becoming obsolete. Most applications have moved onto Flash and HTML5. There are very few Java applets still being developed. So you won't miss much.