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Saturday, 12 January 2013

U.S. tells computer users to disable Java programming


U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Java software on their computer temporarily disabled to avoid any hacking attacks teaching.

Recommended an advisory issued late Thursday came, computer security experts raised concerns over the track.

Hacker experts believe a bug has been fixed in Java coding and other high-tech criminal activity is created for mischief.

CNET's Topher Kessler writes:

"Malware have seen so far, Windows, Linux and Unix systems to attack, and when so far on OS X, so OS X's may not be able to, it is similar to the Unix and Java is platform independent.

Although it has not been used OS X's, Apple provides an update on the steps it has built-in XProtect Block 7, the current version of Java runtime system, and block users currently unpublished version of a Java runtime must be installed.

Fortunately, the latest version of Java, users can change the settings of the system is safe for them to be enabled. Java runtime installed, go to Control Panel and safety section, deselect the option "Enable Java browser content," in which the plugin will be disabled. You stumbled on the exploits of accidental death can surf the web, and a majority of people would be recommended for prevention setting. If you would like to see on the web is a Java applet, you can temporarily enable plug-ins.

The second feature Java runtime, which is the Java Control Panel Security section can also be used to increase security. The default security level is average, but you can increase this high or very high. Java is a high-level approval of an unsigned Java code before you ask me, and a very high level all the Java code, such approval is required, it will be signed. '

Java is a common technical language of computer programmers and other applications on almost any computer with an Internet application that can run a variety of operating systems and be able to write.

Oracle Corp. A software maker Sun Microsystems, Java acquired as part of the 2010 $ 7300000000 acquisition.

Oracle, Redwood shores, California-based, immediately had no comment late Friday.

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