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According to this article Java is insecure and all users shold disable.
Should I? Using Chrome and IE9 as browsers and Win7-64 bitO/S.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/us-warns-java-software-security-concerns-escalate-1B7938755
How do I disable the Java?
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with Revo uninstaller, when the threat passes we can always re-install it
Do you need it?
Only you can tell that.
Disable it in chrome....go about your business....see what comes up broke.
Nothing I do seems to need the product so I don't have it installed.
Java seems to be an ongoing attack vector.
If you have it installed and active......your open.
If it was as easy as that everyone would do it.
Back to my orig question.......do you need Java?
If not.....toss it.......the thing seems to be a never ending security hole.
Do I disable it? or do I uninstall it? I'm still not sure how to disable it, from what I'm reading there is a way to disable it.
It seems pretty easy to disable it in chrome.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-disable-java-chrome/
After you disable it.
Use chrome and go to your normal sites.
If nothing turns up broke there is a good chance your not using it.
If your not using it then it's a good candidate to be uninstalled.
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