kaini Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/27/disable_java_to_block_exploit/ to disable java: In Firefox: Press Firefox button -> Add-ons, go to Plugins and click the "Disable" button next to anything named "Java". In Chrome : Type in: "chrome://plugins/" into the address bar (no speech marks). Scroll down to Java and click disable. (although chrome asks before running any java by default) In Opera : Type in "opera:plugins" into the address bar (no speech marks). Scroll down to: Java Platform <click on> Disable. Java Deployment Toolkit <click on> Disable. In Internet Explorer : Disable UAC (if enabled) and restart. Open the Java app in Control Panel. Go to advanced tab. Expand Default Java for browsers. The checkbox next to IE is grayed out. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer and press spacebar so it is unchecked (no tick). Click OK. You can re-enable UAC and restart now. due to oracle's release schedule, it'll be a little while before a security update is made available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Cheers for the heads up man - I'm sure my noscript & NotScipt (for Firefox/Chrome respectively) would've meant I had to manually allowed it anyway but best to be safe and all that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 hardly anything besides the browser version of minecraft and a couple of chess/emulator sites use java now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 what about porn? (is that java?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 thanks for the heads up man. i would never have found out about this since i barely use the web in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 "next batch of fixes isn't due until October 16." :angry: Should I turn off Javascript aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 "next batch of fixes isn't due until October 16." :angry: Should I turn off Javascript aswell? no javascript is unrelated to java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Okay. This is not the first time this is happening with Java updates? Seems to happen quite often. I don't like that my NetBank is using Java to login. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 if I never use IE, should I have to worry about disabling anything? cheers for this btw, only recently I found out that my brand new comp was trolled by the infamous Nginx redirect...luckily it appears that no damage was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's all browsers may dear (well the main ones that are capable of running Java anyway, obviously something like Lynx ain't a problem - yer smartarse ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 It's all browsers may dear (well the main ones that are capable of running Java anyway, obviously something like Lynx ain't a problem - yer smartarse ! ) lol sorry no jackassery intended, i followed the firefox instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 where do you disable in safari? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 safari > mainframe > control panel > java > "do you want to disable?" > click "OK" restart computer. go to apps > "no more java? are you sure?" click "i am sure" go to mainframe > "John is kill?" click "no" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Does this apply if I've been avoiding java updates for the last three years? My god that java updater is annoying as FUCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantk Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 ahhh glad i read this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Does this apply if I've been avoiding java updates for the last three years? My god that java updater is annoying as FUCK This security issue probably not. But your 3 year old Java version will be full of vulnerabilities. It can be dangerous to browse with it enabled. As kaini said, there are very few websites using Java applets these days so you might as well disable it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Foil Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 This sucks ass. If I turn off Java, I won't be able to access my home bank. Isn't this just a problem on 'infected' sites? The ones with the weird script-thingy that downloads a keylogger or whatever? I really need java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splesh Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Huh I still have JDK6, guess I'm okay according to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 You could use a different browser with Java enabled to do your banking. Or use something like this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quickjava/ Any site could get hacked and injected with a malicious Java applet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Huh I still have JDK6, guess I'm okay according to the article. JDK isn't the same as JRE though - the former is for developing and the latter is the runtime environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 safari > mainframe > control panel > java > "do you want to disable?" > click "OK" restart computer. go to apps > "no more java? are you sure?" click "i am sure" go to mainframe > "John is kill?" click "no" lol, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 zole, turns out my java plugin was already disabled on firefox because it was out of date! hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 TO ANYBODY USING MACOSX Most likely, you're using java 1.6, which is not concerned by this vulnerability Just search for java preferences in spotlight if you want to know which version you're using. Anyway this whole thread is gay. I'm using 1.7 and won't do anything about it. Edit : I confirm this thread is gay. You have more chances to get cheated on by your girlfriend than to get "hacked" by a Russian kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 it's probably best to rid Java off your system altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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