01-14-2013, 12:24 AM
> Just HOW did Apple "remotely disable" Java plugin
Your Mac phones home once a day for an update to a malware-blacklist file.
> I run a Java-based app, JBidwatcher 24/7 - should I worry?
> Should I shut it down?
So far as is known, the malicious code is distributed through web sites, so disabling the plugin as Apple did should be enough to protect you.
...Unless you've already got it on your Mac.
Your Mac phones home once a day for an update to a malware-blacklist file.
> I run a Java-based app, JBidwatcher 24/7 - should I worry?
> Should I shut it down?
So far as is known, the malicious code is distributed through web sites, so disabling the plugin as Apple did should be enough to protect you.
...Unless you've already got it on your Mac.