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vbezhenar on March 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Java Runtime updater now installs ask.com toolbar ...

Almost all exploitable vulnerabilities are related to the browser plugin. There's no danger of keeping outdated JRE inside some application.

JoachimSchipper on March 9, 2015 [–]

Unless you need Java Secure Sockets Extension to work - see smacktls.com.

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