Disable Java now! Java is a cross-platform language that's been mightily abused by hackers. With new security bugs being discovered week after week, many experts advise everyone to simply disable ...

Scroll the list on the right-hand side of the screen until you find an item that reads “Java (TM) Platform [somethingsomethingsomething].” Click the “Disable” button on the right.

In Firefox, select “Tools” from the main menu, then “Add-ons,” then click the “Disable” button next to any Java plug-ins. In Safari, click “Safari” in the main menu bar, then ...

The last time hackers found a hole in Java’s browser plugin so bad that it sparked a warning from Homeland Security—which was less than five months ...