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*'''Disable java''' in the web browser that you use for general-purpose browsing, email, google searches, etc. Here are instructions for [http://www.java.com/en/download/help/disable_browser.xml disabling java in a particular browser]. Use a '''different browser''' for resources that require Java. | *'''Disable java''' in the web browser that you use for general-purpose browsing, email, google searches, etc. Here are instructions for [http://www.java.com/en/download/help/disable_browser.xml disabling java in a particular browser]. Use a '''different browser''' for resources that require Java. | ||
**'''Windows users''': Due to a limitation in Internet Explorer, you should '''use Internet Explorer for java'''. Use a different browser such as Firefox or Chrome for general web browsing, | **'''Windows users''': Due to a limitation in Internet Explorer, you should '''use Internet Explorer for java'''. Use a different browser such as Firefox or Chrome for general web browsing. [[Installing_and_enabling_Java#Java_Applets_Do_Not_Work_In_Chrome|Chrome no longer supports Java]], but you should disable Java in Firefox for general web browsing. | ||
These recommendations were made by Michael Horowitz in his Defensive Computing Blog in his January 2013 post [http://blogs.computerworld.com/cybercrime-and-hacking/21626/how-be-safe-possible-java How to be as safe as possible with Java]. | These recommendations were made by Michael Horowitz in his Defensive Computing Blog in his January 2013 post [http://blogs.computerworld.com/cybercrime-and-hacking/21626/how-be-safe-possible-java How to be as safe as possible with Java]. | ||
