Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Do you have Java installed on your Mac? Well, you might want to rethink that decision. Recently, Oracle has begun shipping Ask.com adware alongside the Java installer on OS X. While Windows users have ...

When Oracle released its Java Update 11 earlier this week, it patched several zero-day exploits that security researchers had previously identified. Nevertheless, a number of firms still recommended ...

In an earlier article I outlined how running Java can increase the opportunities for malicious hackers to compromise your computer. There are several ways to protect yourself from these types of ...

Days after the Department of Homeland Security said computer users should remove the latest versions of its Java software, Oracle Corp. says it has fixed the flaw, in a new update released Monday. As ...

A vulnerability in the most recent version of Java could leave your computer at risk of a malware attack. Until a suitable patch is released, the best way to protect your system is by either disabling ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2. Java SE consists of a virtual machine, which must be used to run Java programs, together with a set of libraries (or "packages") ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_03. Java SE consists of a virtual machine, which must be used to run Java programs, together with a set of libraries (or ...