Java Zero Day Malware Warning-

There is a Java Zero-Day malware warning. The malware is dropped onto your computer via affected web sites. Note that this is the Java runtime and not Java script. Note also that this malware will affect any OS, including Mac and Linux.

Here's an article that describes how to uninstall the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Windows: It also gives intructions for turning off Java in various browsers...

Howtogeek.com--java-is-insecure-and-awful-its-time-to-disable-it-and-heres-how

Oracle is working on a patch for the JRE, but in the meantime you should disable Java in your browser.

--P

Thanks for the heads-up. In following some of the links in the article, I discovered that Oracle has just released a patch to address the issue. Regardless, I think I'll leave it disabled in my browser.