New Java 7 exploit allows hackers to install malware on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; only fix currently is to disable Java.
Read about it here :-
http://dottech.org/windows/77807/new-java-7-exploit-allows-hackers-to-install-malware-on-windows-mac-os-x-and-linux-only-fix-currently-is-to-disable-java/
Well, MS and Adobe behave in much the same way: If it ain't on fire, take your time.
Well, they might well have shot us (some of us, anyway) in the foot.
Glad you brought this up coffeegrinder! I missed it.
Don't know Doc. I haven't checked recently. Just found it there when I checked the add-ons. If I don't need it can I get rid of it?
Uvah... I'd just leave it alone. You can always pm yrag to ask the same question. Nothing urgent about it at the moment, though....as far as I can see.
Oracle has released the patch for this vulnerability: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57503787-263/oracle-patches-java-7-vulnerability/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jsp-138363.html
For W7x64:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u7-downloads-1836413.html
See my post here:
https://forums.wincustomize.com/430436
Amended the thread title...
Thanks for posting the update link Doc, and Jafo for updating the post title.
Question...Should I update to Java 7 then install the patch, which, in this case, is a JDK? I ask because that is where the dl button sent me, to the Java JDK 7u7.
1. Update your Java (that should have happened by itself over the past 2 weeks).
2. Download and apply the appropriate patch. You can see this thread to figure out which you need: https://forums.wincustomize.com/430436