To check which version of Java you have on your Windows computer, you'll need to open the Command Prompt.

Rich Trouton, a Mac systems administrator who runs the Der Flounder blog has discovered that a Java installer is installing adware, in the form of the Ask Toolbar. Basically when you install Java you ...

This article is a quick guide for Ubuntu Linux users installing Java 11, the current long-term support (LTS) Java version. I’ll briefly make the case for migrating your code base to Java 11, then ...

Mac users installing or updating to the latest version Java are finding their shinies infected with the “much loved” Ask Toolbar. This thing returns poor, ad-infested results, and silently changes ...

Sometimes, antiviruses prevent programs to update or install. Hence, before you proceed to the troubleshooting methods listed in this article, we suggest you disable your antivirus program temporarily ...

Java’s shady bundled adware is no longer a Windows exclusive, as Oracle has started sneaking the Ask.com toolbar into the Mac version. Similar to the Windows version, Java for OS X now attempts to ...

Thinking how useful it would be to deploy these via GPO to all of our systems.<BR><BR>However, Java has always seemed an awkward SOB (never quite got why all the "release 1-14" seem to remain in the ...

Java is the new king of foistware, displacing Adobe and Skype from the top of the heap. And it earned that place with a combination of software update practices that are among the most user-hostile ...