Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...

Following the trail of attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in Java led one security researcher to discover a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

At the official Internet Explorer Team Blog, Microsoft announced that it will soon be releasing an update to the Internet Explorer that will block old Java versions for security purposes.

These steps will disable Java in Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 15.0.1, Google Chrome 22, and Safari 6.0.1. If you're using an older version of these browsers, update to the latest release.

Researchers are encouraging users to disable Java in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer to protect against the new Java vulnerability.