Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it. Topher Kessler ...

Java isn’t good for your for your computer’s health right now. It can mess it up pretty bad. Bad enough that the Department of Homeland Security is warning us all to turn it off. OK, but how do you do ...

These steps will disable Java in Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 15.0.1, Google Chrome 22, and Safari 6.0.1. If you're using an older version of these browsers, update to the latest release.

With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s time to revisit the question of whether Java can be used ...

People, it's time to disable Java on all your computer Web browsers, at least temporarily.

Java, once touted as the "write once, run anywhere" language, has been knocked around quite a bit these past few months. In theory, a single Java program could run on any Java-supporting platform.

The government suggests computer users disable the common Web-browsing software until its security flaws are fixed.

Having (sincerely) said you should read Oremus's story, I'm now going to quote the immediate news-you-can-use part of it, where he explains how to disable Java for the main browers.

With Java corralled into a small corner of the network but still accessible, he recommends that companies not just disable Java in their employees' browsers, but rather wipe it from their machines ...

People, it's time to disable Java on all your computer Web browsers, at least temporarily.