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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,672   +22

    Earlier this week Oracle rushed out a fix for a critical bug in Java that was reportedly being widely exploited by malicious sites to remotely execute code on a victim's machine. Well, it only took one day after the patch...

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    Jos, Jan 16, 2013
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  2. hahahanoobs TechSpot Booster Posts: 485   +31

    Chrome disable instructions:

    Step 1: Open Chrome and type chrome://plugins into the location bar.

    Step 2: Click Disable underneath the Java plugin.
    hahahanoobs, Jan 16, 2013
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  3. David T. Newcomer, in training

    You can also disable Java in Chrome but make exceptions so you can still view YouTube correctly. chrome://settings, select Show Advanced Settings, Under Privacy select Content Settings, select "Do not allow any site to run JavaScript" then select right under it: Manage exceptions, add in the trust sites while blocking the un trusted sites.
    David T., Jan 16, 2013
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  4. Darth Shiv TechSpot Maniac Posts: 687   +49

    David Java is NOT Javascript. YouTube doesn't need java to run.
    Darth Shiv, Jan 17, 2013
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