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.

To view our interactive tools properly, you need to be using a Java-enabled browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer v.

Do you still have Java turned on in your web browser? If your answer is “Yes” or “I’m not sure” then it’s time to take action.

Come September 2016, the perennial threat vector otherwise known as the Java plugin will be deprecated and well on its way to being dead, decreased, and thankfully, an ex-plugin.

Java isn’t good for your for your computer’s health right now. It can mess it up pretty bad. Bad enough that the Department of Homeland Security is warning us all to turn it off. OK, but how ...

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 ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate ...

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 ...

Oracle is taking the final step to rid the web of its terrible Java browser plugin. While the plugin started off life back in the ‘90s as an innocent way to bring app-like features to browsers ...

The procedure is slightly different for each browser, but it’s actually pretty simple for all of them except Internet Explorer. (One important note: Java should not be confused with Javascript.

The security patches, issued by Oracle, correct Java vulnerabilities that have lingered in Web browsers.