{"id":1380,"date":"2014-07-25T04:14:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T04:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mirekusoft.com\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:42:27","slug":"should-you-uninstall-java-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirekusoft.com\/should-you-uninstall-java-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Uninstall Java, Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Approximately three (3) billion devices uses Oracle’s Java software and in a PC Pitstop study, they’ve shared that out of 155,745 computers, 29.6% of these have Java<\/a>. \u00a0Sadly, Kapersky Lab<\/a>, stated that half of the cyber attacks that happened last year have been caused by it.<\/p>\n

Java and the Department of Homeland and Security<\/h2>\n
\"How<\/a>
Is it time to uninstall Java?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On January 2013, the Department of Homeland Security recommended everyone to uninstall Java immediately. This was issued after the Department issued a rare alert saying,<\/p>\n

“… Java 7 Update 10 and earlier contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Java and the Zero Day Mayhem<\/h2>\n

“Zero Day” refers to an infestation with no patch to it. As a result, users are given no alternative on how to keep themselves protected.<\/p>\n

Doing further analysis, Kapersky revealed its 2010 Third Quarter malware attack report to the online community with these figures:<\/p>\n

“Java security holes were responsible for 50% of attacks. Windows components and Internet Explorer were only exploited in 3% of incidents.<\/em>”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With these facts, is this a call to finally get rid of Java?<\/p>\n

Programs that Require Java<\/h2>\n

These programs require Java for it to operate:<\/p>\n