Lately Java has been getting a lot of vulnerability issues and developers are reporting lot of security loopholes that are exploited by the hackers and malware authors to gain unauthorized access over computers all around the world. The condition is so bad that the Feds in United States have asked users to completely disable or even uninstall Java from their system due to the security flaw.
In recent events, a zero-day Java exploit compromised computers belonging to several Facebook engineers which could have compromised sensitive data.
How long are we going to overlook these security issues for a handful of online Java based services? We will show you the way to completely uninstall Java or just disable it. While the former is an extreme measure, it provides foolproof security from Java vulnerabilities.
After the program uninstalls, reboot your computer. You may also use an advanced uninstaller like Revo Uninstaller to do the above. In fact, it migh be a better way to do it. However, covering how to disable Java on all the browsers is beyond the scope of this article. We will see how it can be done on Firefox and Chrome, currently the top two browsers known to us. In the plugin page look for Java and click on the Disable button next to it. After that, as you can see, Java is nowhere to be seen on Windows Therefore, you may have completely uninstalled Java from Windows 7, 8, 10 manually.
And there will be no risks caused by the Java app. Particularly, if you still need to use Java plugin on browsers, you can also try to enable Java in Chrome. If you are not proficient in dealing with computer issues manually, it is also viable for you to make the best use of the Java removal tool, Java Uninstall Tool to help get rid of Java application for Windows 10, 8, 7, XP, Vista, Windows Server R2, Windows Server While prior to use this automatic Java removal tool, you need to pay attention to the following parts:.
Ensure there is a network connection on your PC. Since this tool is offered by Java online, it is natural that you need to make sure the network works well to allow you to download it on your device. Besides, this tool needs to check updates for itself, so it would be better to let it run with a high-speed network.
This tool is designed for users to remove Java on Windows. Hence, if you wish to uninstall Java on Mac or Linux, you may have to achieve that manually refer to Method 1 for similar steps on Mac or Linux systems. This tool would remove Java versions 1.
You can select which Java versions are to be removed once Java Uninstall Tool scans the system for all Java versions installed on Windows. Once you deleted a Java version via this tool, it can be retrieved from this tool, so you have to re-download it from Java archives.
With these basic understandings about the Java removal tool, it is time to use it to uninstall Java completely and permanently from Windows 10, 8, 7, etc. The Jucheck. If any antivirus program is complaining about the file, please paste the virus name. As far as known, it shall not be a virus. I hope you find this information useful and if you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact me and let me know.
So, should I be concerned? Should I get rid of it? And how might I go about it? Thanks in advance for any advice. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
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