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[Post New]2012.08.30 10:32:38
    Subject: another reason not to install Java 1.7
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Mark Phillips


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http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/29/java_zero_day_vulnerability_why_you_should_disable_java_on_your_browser_right_now_.html

Stick with 1.6 if you can.
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[Post New]2012.09.03 09:27:12
    Subject: Re:another reason not to install Java 1.7
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Mark Phillips


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Oracle says this is now fixed. If you're using Java 1.7, be sure to install update 7 or later.

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[Post New]2012.09.06 14:50:58
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yeah, that was a scary couple of days. updated to 1.7 the other day, lets hope it does in fact fix the issue.
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