![]() ![]() One way to tell if a website uses Java is to look for the Java icon in the system tray/notification area/lower right corner. The top of my list is Secunia's Online Software Inspector. Turns out they needed the removed software but nothing in Windows indicated this. Then, when I went to try and burn CDs for the first time on the machine, two different burning applications both failed with unknown errors. In my zealousness I removed a Visual C++ product. I got burned recently removing software from a new Windows XP machine. But, you can also remove too much software. Whether to keep Java (technically the JRE, Java Runtime Environment) or not, is debatable.Ĭertainly if you don't use it, the Defensive Computing thing is to remove it. To see which version of Java your web browser is using, you can go to my site. Java vulnerabilities continue to give attackers the most mileage and profit, and have surpassed Adobe flaws as the most successful exploit vehicles."Īpparently for people to whom Java is a type of coffee rather than a piece of software, the update process is too difficult. "attacks against Java vulnerabilities have fast emerged as the top moneymaker for authors of the best-selling exploit kits. As a result, bugs in the older versions are a very popular way for malicious software to install itself. Today's update*, to version 6 Update 22, begs the question: should you update an installed copy of Java or just remove it and get off the update treadmill?Ī report today from Brian Krebs indicates that many people are not keeping their Java software up to date. Without frequent updating, old versions of Java are ripe for attack. Like any large application, it needs a constant stream of bug fixes. Java, a new version of which was released today, falls through the cracks far too often. Without a single update mechanism that works for all software (which will never happen) Windows users will forever be at risk. While Microsoft does a good job keeping the operating system updated, other software inevitably falls through the cracks. To me, the worst thing about Windows computers is updating software. ![]()
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