Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in that are vulnerable to at least one of several exploits currently used in popular Web attack toolkits, according to statistics ...

The Java telemetry data gathered by Websense showed that only 5.5 percent of Java-enabled browsers have the most up-to-date versions of the software’s browser plug-in — Java 7 Update 17 (7u17 ...

This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a user visits a malicious web site using a Java-enabled browser e.g. Safari or Firefox." ...

With a new attack that targets a security vulnerability in Oracle's Java spreading through the hacker underground and no available fix in sight, it may be time for users to deal with the plugin's ...

Step 4: To turn off the Java Runtime in all of your browsers, from inside the Java Control Panel, click or tap on the Security tab, then deselect the box marked Enable Java Content in the Browser.

But you may want to avoid installing Java or at least disable it in your Web browser. Java came pre-installed and enabled in earlier versions of PCs and Mac operating systems.

Some users run Java plugins on a case-by-case basis, either by using a "click-to-play" browser feature, or by disabling Java in a primary browser while leaving it enabled in a secondary one.

For the few occasions where a person does need Java, such as accessing a business payroll site, they advise using a separate browser that runs Java.

Below are instructions for unplugging Java from whatever Web browser you may use to surf the Web. These instructions were originally posted as a how-to in response to this piece: Zero-Day Java ...

Reports from earlier this week noted Apple had recently blocked Java 7 browser plug-ins again on OS X. While the exact reason was unclear, a terminal workaround is no longer required. Oracle ...