Don’t Need Java? Junk It.
Summary: Krebs on Security advises removing Java, noting that most users have multiple copies on their Windows PCs because older installers failed to remove prior, insecure versions. He reports Java is among the most frequently attacked programs and a key target of the Eleonore Exploit Pack, where the java2e and javae0 exploits were the most successful at delivering malicious payloads.
Bottom line: Roughly 11 percent of visitors to sites booby-trapped with this exploit pack were successfully hit, and the pack was stitched into mainstream online stores and blogs, not just adult sites. The exposure sits on machines that carry several stale Java versions nobody remembers installing.
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