U.S. government tells computer users to disable Java
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
Oracle Corp. bought Java as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of the software's creator, Sun Microsystems, in 2010.
Oracle, which is based in Redwood Shores, Calif., had no immediate comment late Friday.
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.
Oracle Corp. bought Java as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of the software's creator, Sun Microsystems, in 2010.
Oracle, which is based in Redwood Shores, Calif., had no immediate comment late Friday.
Wish Sun still owened Java, they would have fixed it with no problems, that is if they even created the mess in the first place
NGerblansky tells the government to pucker up and kiss my butt.
I hate Java. But then, I'm Mikey, I hate everything! ;-)
I use Firefox and NoScript and only allow the scripts to work on sites I know and trust. And then I only allow scripts that are needed to view the content that I want to see.
 @RalphCramden Java and Javascript have about as much in common as an apple and a pineapple.
 @RalphCramden You do realize there is a night & day difference between Java and Javascript, right? NoScript won't save you from the flaws in Java 7.
Oracle has known about the problems, fixed some of them, but pretty much outright refuses to resolve the remaining.