Bonus wrote:From Nick: Java has had a security hole in it for a long time. This hole allows someone who owns a webpage to put a Java applet on their page which can infect your computer with a virus. Java itself does not have a virus in it. The problem is that if you happened to browse to some dodgy website that had been infected with a virus, that website could use your vulnerable version of Java to install a virus on your computer.
This security hole is fixed in Java 7 Update 11. If you update to that version from http://java.com/en/ , you are immune to any infected websites that are serving Java applets and you can't get a virus through this hole.
If you're not sure which version of Java you have check on this page to make sure: http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
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