> 2. The toolbar malware, while stupid beyond measure, only applies to the consumer Java installer, which nobody installs anymore due to item #1 above. Here in

> 2. The toolbar malware, while stupid beyond measure, only applies to the consumer Java installer, which nobody installs anymore due to item #1 above. Here in Brazil, the program used to submit the income tax forms is written in Java (http://idg.receita.fazenda.gov.br/orientacao/tributaria/declaracoes-e-demonstrativos/dirpf/entrega-da-declaracao-do-irpf/download-programas-dirpf http://idg.receita.fazenda.gov.br/orientacao/tributaria/decl...). This means that a lot of people need Java on the desktop. I have relatives which have Java installed on their computers solely for that reason (yes, I have disabled the Java plugin on their computers).