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I've literally never seen Java in the wild that's not part of an exploit kit. I've disabled Java in every browser / OS since about 2007, and I'm yet to be uncon

by nwh 14y ago

I've literally never seen Java in the wild that's not part of an exploit kit. I've disabled Java in every browser / OS since about 2007, and I'm yet to be unconvinced by not having it. Can you show me any examples of what I might be missing out on?

Chris_Newton 14y ago
The applet I’m working on is rather specialised, so talking about that isn’t going to prove much. Others have pointed out some common examples from among the fields I mentioned, such as Minecraft, WebEx, and Danish government web sites. Each of these has a significant user base relying on Java applets.
- SiVal 14y ago
  Does Minecraft use applets or is it just a standalone desktop Java app? Does installing Minecraft create any vulnerability to this bug on a machine whose browsers have deactivated any Java plugin?
  - Aticus_Finch 14y ago
    There are unrelated. Besides downloading the Java app, you can play Minecraft in the browser through an applet at https://minecraft.net/play https://minecraft.net/play. So no, if you are not running Java in the browser, a malicious web page can't run neither Minecraft nor other Java apps that you have locally installed.
mrgoldenbrown 14y ago
You don't mention where you work, but I'm guessing it's not an "enterprisey" or "corporatey" kind of place. Count your blessings :)
bashinator 14y ago
Just about every out-of-band management card (e.g. HP iLO, Dell iDRAC) for server-class computers, uses the Java plug-in to present a KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) console through a web browser.
Swannie 14y ago
Currently using it daily for Citrix/Juniper "Java Secure Application Manager" for remote XenDesktop access into a customer.
asdf1011 14y ago
Online tax payments in Hong Kong uses a java applet.
nitrogen 14y ago
Things like this are pretty useful: http://hb9leb.no-ip.info/dspic/html/KaiserFilterDesign.html http://hb9leb.no-ip.info/dspic/html/KaiserFilterDesign.html
philbarr 14y ago
Documentum from EMC uses Java as part of it's browser interface (webtop). It's used to download and manage documents on the user's machine.
Angostura 14y ago
You don't know anyone who plays Minecraft?

by nwh 14y ago

Chris_Newton 14y ago

The applet I’m working on is rather specialised, so talking about that isn’t going to prove much. Others have pointed out some common examples from among the fields I mentioned, such as Minecraft, WebEx, and Danish government web sites. Each of these has a significant user base relying on Java applets.

SiVal 14y ago
Does Minecraft use applets or is it just a standalone desktop Java app? Does installing Minecraft create any vulnerability to this bug on a machine whose browsers have deactivated any Java plugin?
- Aticus_Finch 14y ago
  There are unrelated. Besides downloading the Java app, you can play Minecraft in the browser through an applet at https://minecraft.net/play https://minecraft.net/play. So no, if you are not running Java in the browser, a malicious web page can't run neither Minecraft nor other Java apps that you have locally installed.

mrgoldenbrown 14y ago

You don't mention where you work, but I'm guessing it's not an "enterprisey" or "corporatey" kind of place. Count your blessings :)

bashinator 14y ago

Just about every out-of-band management card (e.g. HP iLO, Dell iDRAC) for server-class computers, uses the Java plug-in to present a KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) console through a web browser.

Swannie 14y ago

Currently using it daily for Citrix/Juniper "Java Secure Application Manager" for remote XenDesktop access into a customer.

asdf1011 14y ago

Online tax payments in Hong Kong uses a java applet.

nitrogen 14y ago

Things like this are pretty useful: http://hb9leb.no-ip.info/dspic/html/KaiserFilterDesign.html http://hb9leb.no-ip.info/dspic/html/KaiserFilterDesign.html

philbarr 14y ago

Documentum from EMC uses Java as part of it's browser interface (webtop). It's used to download and manage documents on the user's machine.

Angostura 14y ago

You don't know anyone who plays Minecraft?