Next year, the Java browser plug-in, which is frequently the target of Web-based exploits, will be retired by Oracle.

My earlier article defined Java Plug-in, showed how to install version 1.2 for Netscape Communicator 4.5 and Internet Explorer 3.02, presented Windows registry settings related to Java Plug-in ...

With Internet Explorer and Safari the only browsers set to still accept traditional NPAPI plug-ins after 2016, Oracle is pretty much forced into this decision, even though Chrome does support a ...

Java's unloved browser plug-in is finally being phased out. With Flash also headed for the dustbin, user security should significantly improve -- provided, of course, that people don't leave the ...

If you reinstall the Java plug-in, the problem will vanish quicker than you can say “double decaf latte with a twist of ozone.” Here is the Internet address you need to download the needed ...

Disabling the Java plug-in for Internet Explorer is significantly more complicated than with other browsers. There are multiple ways for a web page to invoke a Java applet, and multiple ways to ...

The Java Plug-in also provides a great benefit to developers deploying applications through Web Start, which we’ll discuss later. Installation of the Java Plug-in through an Internet Explorer ...

This month's Patch Tuesday update for Internet Explorer will include a new feature: it will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. More specifically, it will block out-of-date versions of the Java ...

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 ...

Next year, the Java browser plug-in, which is frequently the target of Web-based exploits, will be retired by Oracle.

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will soon roll out an Internet Explorer update that will automatically block old, insecure ActiveX controls. Dubbed out-of-date ActiveX control blocking, the ...