That will decrease the attack surface hackers target when looking for software vulnerabilities that allow them to install keyloggers and other malicious software on the computers they target. The move follows advice from a variety of sources, Ars included, that users who don't regularly use Java should uninstall it from their systems. More recently, Apple issued an update that turns off Java in the browser when users haven't used it recently. Apple stopped including pre-installed versions of Java in OS X and instead gives users the option to install the framework. Wednesday's update is the latest example of Apple distancing itself from Java. For users that need both, it means to take care of two versions of Java on the system from that moment on."
"Yes, that runs them in parallel with Apple's version for Java.
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"If you want to run Java applets in your browser on Mac OS X, you need to install the official Oracle Java runtime on the system to do that," another blogger on wrote. Users who install the update will find a browser placeholder when they encounter Web-based content that requires Java, according to Sophos security researcher Paul Ducklin. Apple has further distanced itself from Oracle's Java software framework with a Mac update released on Wednesday that removes a Java plugin from all Mac-compatible Web browsers.
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