Oracle is laying to rest the Java plug-in that has been the bane of most browser users’ lives for majority of the history of the web.

Learn about the Java Plug-in SSV Helper, and find out how you may disable it on a Windows device if necessary using apps and features.

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

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate ...

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

The Java plugin was introduced back in the 90s but security flaws and vulnerabilities have seen many call for its end.

With an eye toward both consumer and enterprise needs, Sun Microsystems is reworking the plug-in architecture of Java in an upcoming update to Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) 6, company ...

Oracle is taking the final step to rid the web of its terrible Java browser plugin. While the plugin started off life back in the ‘90s as an innocent way to bring app-like features to browsers ...