If you do need it, unplug it from the browser unless and until you need it. Java 7 lets users disable Java content in web browsers through the Java control panel applet.

Java’s rapid rise to fame 20 years ago began with a tumbling duke applet running in the HotJava browser, long before Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome were released.

For now, businesses that rely on Java browser plugins can continue using them in compatible browsers. But Oracle has a white paper with details about migrating from Java Applets to plugin-free ...

To take advantage of the features available in Java applets and ActiveX controls, SAS/GRAPH produces graphs that suit these device types. The resulting Java or ActiveX graphs may differ visually from ...