Updates are available through Apple Software Update or Apple Downloads. Malware that attacks Mac users may not have Java to kick around for much longer.

With the latest release of Java for the Mac, Oracle has begun bundling the Ask adware with default installations as well, changing homepages in the process. The unwelcome Ask extension shows up as ...

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution. The new version, 2.2.5, can be downloaded and installed through ...

Security experts take sides over Java patching Security experts are split over whether Apple’s decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users.

This release includes Java 2 Platform Standard Edition versions 1.3.1_16 and 1.4.2_09. The update, which is over 40MB, is also available for direct download.

For years, Oracle has tormented Windows users by bundling adware with its Java installer for Windows PCs. Now Oracle has begun including the same adware as part of a default installation of Java ...

Mac Flashback Trojan means now is a good time to install the latest Java for Mac OS X update for protection against this information sealing malware that a Java vulnerability.

You can check which Java version is on your Mac to see if you have the most up-to-date Java running, or you can check on the Java website.

An OS X Java update this week brings the software up to its current iteration, while also removing Apple’s own Java applet plug-in from Mac web browsers altogether.

Java’s shady bundled adware is no longer a Windows exclusive, as Oracle has started sneaking the Ask.com toolbar into the Mac version. Similar to the Windows version, Java for OS X now attempts ...