But due to changes in the way Java works on Macs and the recent rise in Java-based security threats, I’m altering my advice: You should do everything you can to remove Java from your Mac or, if ...

In Mozilla Firefox for Mac, click Tools, Add-ons, and disable the Java plugin (s). Broken record alert: If you don’t need Java, remove it from your system, whether you are a Mac or Windows user.

After all that, Oracle's Java is officially no longer a part of my life. If you still need Java access on your Mac, you have the option of re-enabling Java SE 6 as distributed by Apple.

Apple just released Java for OS X 2012-003, an update to the Java implementation in OS X. The update removes "the most common variants of the Flashback malware." ...

In older versions of Java (1.6 or earlier) Safari's security preferences could be used to disable Java, but this is now done in the Java Control Panel in the system preferences.

Apple has released another Flashback malware removal tool —this time for OS X Lion users who do not have Java installed. At the moment, Apple doesn't offer a similar stand-alone tool for earlier ...