Apple ignores Java on Mac OS X

Apple has decided to remove the
software’s including Oracle and Java, to the operating system for Mac OS X. Through an update released on Wednesday, Apple has removed the
plug-in Java on all browsers for Mac

One of the reasons for their sudden decision may be due to security issues emerged in April, which affected the Macs in Cupertino. The vulnerability exploited a bug in version of Java for Mac to penetrate systems.

It was known as the Flashback Trojan is installed on the Mac that did not have the latest version of Java released by Apple, allowing administrators to take control of the equipment. Thus,
the cybercriminals who had launched the threat could create network operated equipment that could be used remotely for spamming.

After the incident, Apple solved the issue through an update. However, it seems that the Cupertino Company wants to leave out the software from Oracle this time around. The
latest update released Java for OS X, OS X 2012-006, eliminates the ‘plug-in’ so it is no longer compatible with the browsers used on Mac computers.

As reported by Apple in their support page, this updated version of Java is for versions of OS X 10.7 or later. The patch uninstalls the update from Apple Java for web browsers.

Apple says to use the ‘applets’ in a web page, as the user needs to click on the "Missing plug-in" to download the latest version of ‘applet’ Java from Oracle’s site directly. This update also removes the Java
Preferences application, which is no longer necessary to configure the settings of the ‘applet’, says the company.

Short URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=34238

Posted by Farasat Ali on Oct 19 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry