Oracle releases emergency Java update
Source: Chicago Tribune
Oracle Corp. released an emergency update to its Java software for surfing the Web on Sunday, but security experts said the update fails to protect PCs from attack by hackers intent on committing cyber crimes.
The software maker released the update just days after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged PC users to disable the program because of bugs in the software that were being exploited to commit identity theft and other crimes.
Oracle's failure to quickly secure the software means that PCs running Java in their browsers remain vulnerable to attack by criminals seeking to steal credit-card numbers, banking credentials, passwords and commit other types of computer crimes.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/chi-java-update-oracle-updates-java-security-experts-say-bugs-remain-20130114,0,7822126.story
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(under windows 7)... It wouldn't load webpages, that had previously been in cache or it would load just a tiny bit VEEERY slowly and lock up, wouldn't let me change any settings...
I had IE 9, had to google how to uninstall it, but IE8 that remained did the same thing. Again, after googling how to uninstall under windows 7 (neither show up in control panel programs), I finally have gotten rid of all traces of internet explorer.
Foxfire remained fine and I added chrome for those few sites that seem not to like Mozilla products.
Whatever the issue with internet explorer, I am absolutely done with it...
...you can't always believe what you read in the press. 
