# If you have a Mac or PC and java installed watch out **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109 "2013-01-10T12:12:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/21 "2013-02-14T09:29:45Z")
negative ghostrider (re: alteris) LZ - it doesn’t, but only because I already knew that was likely the case ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/22 "2013-02-14T10:04:26Z")
Secunia PSI is pretty good for home use btw and its free checks updates on almost all 3rd party software and ones it can auto install it will ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/23 "2013-02-14T10:24:37Z")
Ninite Also works pretty well… [www.ninite.com](http://www.ninite.com) ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/24 "2013-02-14T11:15:41Z")
so what does the layman do in this situation? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/25 "2013-02-14T11:28:35Z")
Run ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/26 "2013-02-14T12:29:32Z")
I’m not very good at running. How far do you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/27 "2013-02-14T12:52:06Z")
about 500 Kilobytes ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/28 "2013-02-14T12:53:24Z")
Using Chrome is a good start then setting all the plugins not to run automatically in the advanced setting tab java/flash/etc Not opening random PDFs in email Even though anti virus sucks using microsoft security essentials or any other comparable one will stop known threats. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/29 "2013-02-14T13:02:32Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Using Chrome is a good start then setting all the plugins not to run automatically in the advanced setting tab java/flash/etc It’s under Advanced\>Privacy\>Content settings for anyone looking… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/30 "2013-02-14T13:02:58Z")
You’ll know you’re doing it right when all your websites stop working and displaying correctly and you get overly-frustrated with trying to remember overly-cryptic passwords. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/31 "2013-02-19T11:26:41Z")
New infection for mac…again java vulnerability. > **[Apple Hacked (Updated)](https://gizmodo.com/5985379/apple-hacked)** > > Reuters says Apple was targeted by the same crew that recently hit Facebook, and managed to infect a "small number" of the company's computers. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-have-a-mac-or-pc-and-java-installed-watch-out/228109/32 "2013-02-19T11:44:57Z")
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