Six years have passed since I wrote “Plug into Java with Java Plug-in” for JavaWorld. My earlier article defined Java Plug-in, showed how to install version 1.2 for Netscape Communicator 4.5 and ...

Mozilla has blacklisted unpatched versions of the Java plug-in from Firefox on Windows in order to protect its users from attacks that exploit known vulnerabilities in those versions. Mozilla can add ...

Has anyone ever figured out a fast way to change the JRE used by firefox for launching webstart and applets (the JRE that the firefox Java plugin uses)? Without re-installing a jre or firefox? I need ...

Users are beginning to report some significant issues with the final release of Firefox 1.5, centering around improper page rendering, problems with Java applets, and interface navigation. Many of the ...

The Firefox Web browser will, henceforth, require users to manually activate Java objects on sites that they visit, Mozilla has confirmed. The change is aimed at improving security and moving away ...

Mozilla developers are working on a new Firefox feature that will block the automated display of plug-in-based content like Flash videos, Java applets or PDF files, and will protect users from attacks ...

Firefox browser maker Mozilla turned heads this week by brazenly blocking plug-ins for its browser in a move that it says will improve both performance and security. It will now be up to the user to ...

The Firefox Web browser will soon block all browser plug-ins except Adobe Flash Player by default, Firefox maker Mozilla announced yesterday (Jan. 29). "One of the most common exploitation vectors ...