[ale] how to disable java on browser while keeping it on your system

[skotchman@gmail.com]

You set it to just temporarily allow use. Next time you go there it won't run until you allow it to. Also if you hold the shift key when you click on a particular script from the drop down menu, it'll send you to a page that links you to different sites that either rate or shows reports on it.

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Subject: [ale] how to disable java on browser while keeping it on your system
Date: Mon, Dec 3, 2012 10:37 am
Hi Scott,



Good point.  I do use Noscript all the time and like it very much.  
But, having Java on the system still leaves you vulnerable for sites 
that you've trusted, like facebook, ebay, etc.  Not having java 
available to the browser, or not having it available at all, defeats 
all Java vulnerabilities, discovered or not.  I remember a case once 
where many people were infected from the NY Times website (which you 
would presumably trust) when malware got into their ad feed and went 
through to all their subscribers.



Sincerely,



Ron



On 12/3/2012 10:18 AM, skotchman at gmail.com wrote: 
Better yet, use Firefox with Noscript.



Sent from my HTC Inspire™ 4G on AT&T



----- Reply message -----

From: "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com>

To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>

Subject: [ale] how to disable java on browser while keeping it on your 
system

Date: Mon, Dec 3, 2012 10:06 am





Hi guys,



As you may know, the Java system from Oracle (formerly Sun) just keeps 

popping up with more and more major security holes which can be quite 

dangerous.  There have been so many that I have just removed Java from 

my Windows systems.  I haven't totally figured out how to remove it 
from 

my Linux systems.  If a site needs Java, I generally just move on.  

However, there are a few Java applications I want to run.  On the 
latest 

Security Now  podcast, Steve mentioned the following link, which tells 

how to disable the Java plugin in the browser while still leaving it on 


your system.  I may try to do something like that.  I thought you'd 
like 

to see it.



http://krebsonsecurity.com/how-to-unplug-java-from-the-browser/



Sincerely,



Ron



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