These steps will disable Java in Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 15.0.1, Google Chrome 22, and Safari 6.0.1. If you're using an older version of these browsers, update to the latest release.

Here is a tutorial on how to disable Java in browsers like Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. Disabling Java in Internet Explorer 9 ...

Last week I explained how to disable Java in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. Unfortunately, the instructions for disabling Java in IE don’t do the job.

To block this referrer header, type about:config in the address bar, press Enter, navigate to network.http.sendRefererHeader, double-click it, and set the integer value to 0.

Raising the security level of the Internet Zone (Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab) in Internet Explorer from the default level (“Medium-high”) to “High” causes a problem for Firefox.

That means all the main browsers are vulnerable if they have the Java plugin installed, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari.

Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...