This might belong in the CS RoastMonitor thread.
"Computer users are being advised by security experts to disable Oracle's widely used Java software after a security flaw was discovered in the past day that they say hackers are exploiting to attack computers
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Security experts said the risk of attack is currently high because developers of several popular tools known as exploit kits that criminals use to attack PCs have added software that allows hackers to exploit the newly discovered bug in Java to attack computers"
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/securit...111-2ckog.html
As the CS Roast monitor software uses Java, not much point in disabling it but I don't need to use my roasting PC to connect to the net so I might disconnect until further notice.
However, there are a zillion other websites that use the java plugin. Could it be a worry?
"Computer users are being advised by security experts to disable Oracle's widely used Java software after a security flaw was discovered in the past day that they say hackers are exploiting to attack computers
.....
Security experts said the risk of attack is currently high because developers of several popular tools known as exploit kits that criminals use to attack PCs have added software that allows hackers to exploit the newly discovered bug in Java to attack computers"
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/securit...111-2ckog.html
As the CS Roast monitor software uses Java, not much point in disabling it but I don't need to use my roasting PC to connect to the net so I might disconnect until further notice.
However, there are a zillion other websites that use the java plugin. Could it be a worry?

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