Java Plug-in is essential for running applets in Firefox because the browser doesn’t provide a JRE—including a JVM—of its own. Because this article presents applets that demonstrate different Java ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A number of users are having problems with Java content in Firefox 1.5. Some users experience freezes when accessing embedded Java content, other experience issues with graphic components of Java ...

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 ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...

Oracle will retire the Java browser plug-in, frequently the target of Web-based exploits, about a year from now. Remnants, however, will likely linger long after that. “Oracle plans to deprecate the ...