Now's a good time to disable Java plugin version 1.7

Apple Blocks Java 7 Plug-in on OS X to Address Widespread Security Threat
Friday January 11, 2013 10:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
 
Apple has, however, apparently already moved quickly to address the issue, disabling the Java 7 plug-in on Macs where it is already installed. Apple has achieved this by updating its "Xprotect.plist" blacklist to require a minimum of an as-yet unreleased 1.7.0_10-b19 version of Java 7. With the current publicly-available version of Java 7 being 1.7.0_10-b18, all systems running Java 7 are failing to pass the check initiated through the anti-malware system built into OS X.
 
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/11/apple-blocks-java-7-on-os-x-to-address-widespread-security-threat/
 
Even Mac's have the same vulnerability. Also note a the bottom of this article:
"There is no word yet on when an updated version of Java addressing the issue will be made available by Oracle."
 
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Oracle Corp to fix Java security flaw 'shortly'
 
Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 00:18
By Jim Finkle
 
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp said it is preparing an update to address a flaw in its widely used Java software after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable the programme in web browsers because criminal hackers are exploiting a security bug to attack PCs.
 
"A fix will be available shortly," the company said in a statement released late on Friday.
 
Company officials could not be reached on Saturday to say how quickly the update would be available for the hundreds of millions of PCs that have Java installed.
 
 
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