Oh ok. Am running Microsoft outlook. 

Barb K1EIR

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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!

You don't; it's not part of Outlook Express.  In fact, it's not even part of

your browser unless you're running plug-ins that use it.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 16:12
Subject: Re: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!


> O.K. I'm dumb; how do you disable Java in outlook express?
> I have no idea.
> Thanks for any help!
> 73
> Lowell  W8QIY
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:39 PM
> Subject: Homeland Security says we should disable JAVA!
>
>
>> FYI!
>>
>> After reading these, I'm disabling Java for now!
>>
>> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Department of Homeland Security advises computer users to disable Java
>> because of security bug
>> Published Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:43:54 -0500
>> Yahoo! News
>> WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people
>> to
>> temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid
>> potential
>> hacking attacks.
>> The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up
>> on
>> concerns raised by computer security experts.
>> Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding that creates 
>> an
>> opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief.
>> Java is a widely used technical language that allows computer programmers
>> to
>> write a wide variety of Internet applications and other software programs
>> that
>> can run on just about any computer's operating system.
>> Oracle Corp. bought Java as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of the
>> software's creator, Sun Microsystems, in 2010.
>> Oracle, which is based in Redwood Shores, Calif., had no immediate 
>> comment
>> late Friday.
>>
>> U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate
>> Published Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:53:52 -0500
>> (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users
>> to
>> disable Oracle Corp's Java software, amplifying security experts' prior
>> warnings
>> to hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses that use it to surf
>> the
>> Web.
>> Hackers have figured out how to exploit Java to install malicious 
>> software
>> enabling them to commit crimes ranging from identity theft to making an
>> infected
>> computer part of an ad-hoc network of computers that can be used to 
>> attack
>> websites.
>> "We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem," the
>> Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team said
>> in
>> a posting
>> on its website late on Thursday.
>> "This and previous Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by
>> attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered," the
>> agency said.
>> "To defend against this and future Java vulnerabilities, disable Java in
>> Web
>> browsers."
>> Oracle declined on Friday to comment on the warning.
>> Java is a computer language that enables programmers to write software
>> utilizing just one set of code that will run on virtually any type of
>> computer, including
>> ones that use Microsoft Corp's Windows, Apple Inc's OS X and Linux, an
>> operating system widely employed by corporations.
>> Computer users access Java programs through modules, or plug-ins, that 
>> run
>> Java software on top of browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox.
>> The U.S. government's warning on Java came after security experts warned
>> on
>> Thursday of the newly discovered flaw.
>> It is relatively rare for government agencies to advise computer users to
>> completely disable software due to a security bug, particularly in the
>> case
>> of
>> widely used programs such as Java. They typically recommend taking steps
>> to
>> mitigate the risk of attack while manufacturers prepare an update, or 
>> hold
>> off on publicizing the problem until an update is prepared.
>> In September, the German government advised the public to temporarily 
>> stop
>> using Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to give it time to patch a
>> security
>> vulnerability that opened it to attacks.
>> Java is so widely used that the software has become a prime target for
>> hackers. Last year Oracle's Java surpassed Adobe Systems Inc's Reader
>> software as
>> the most frequently attacked piece of software, according to security
>> software maker Kaspersky Lab.
>> Java was responsible for 50 percent of all cyber attacks last year in
>> which
>> hackers broke into computers by exploiting software bugs, according
>> Kaspersky.
>> That was followed by Adobe Reader, which was involved in 28 percent of 
>> all
>> incidents. Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer were involved in about
>> 3
>> percent of incidents, according to the survey.
>> The Department of Homeland Security said attackers could trick targets
>> into
>> visiting malicious websites that would infect their PCs with software
>> capable
>> of exploiting the bug in Java.
>> It said an attacker could also infect a legitimate website by uploading
>> malicious software that would infect machines of computer users who trust
>> that site
>> because they have previously visited it without experiencing any 
>> problems.
>> They said developers of several popular tools, known as exploit kits,
>> which
>> criminal hackers use to attack PCs, have added software that allows
>> hackers
>> to exploit the newly discovered bug in Java to attack computers.
>> Security experts have been scrutinizing the safety of Java since a 
>> similar
>> security scare in August, which prompted some of them to advise using the
>> software
>> only on an as-needed basis.
>> At the time they advised businesses to allow their workers to use Java
>> browser plug-ins only when prompted for permission by trusted programs
>> such
>> as GoToMeeting,
>> a Web-based collaboration tool from Citrix Systems Inc.
>> Java suffered another setback in October when Apple began removing old
>> versions of the software from Internet browsers of Mac computers when its
>> customers
>> installed new versions of its OS X operating system. Apple did not 
>> provide
>> a
>> reason for the change and both companies declined to comment at the time.
>> ?
>> Adam Gowdiak, a researcher with Polish security firm Security
>> Explorations,
>> told Reuters he believes that Oracle fails to properly test its software
>> fixes
>> for security flaws. "It's definitely safer for users to stay away from
>> Java
>> 'til Oracle starts taking security seriously," he said.
>> (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Dan Grebler)
>>
>>
>> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
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