First, the bad news. Once again, Mac users are at risk due to a flaw in Java, similar to the one that enabled the Flashback Trojan. Even worse, there isn’t (yet) a patch to fix that vulnerability.

Mac users installing or updating to the latest version Java are finding their shinies infected with the “much loved” Ask Toolbar. This thing returns poor, ad-infested results, and silently ...

Java’s shady bundled adware is no longer a Windows exclusive, as Oracle has started sneaking the Ask.com toolbar into the Mac version.

Altogether, Apple released Java Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2, addressing multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which allow a maliciously crafted Java applet ...

But Java SE 7, and all later versions of the software for Mac OS X, will come from Oracle, not Apple. One security researcher thinks that would make Mac users less secure in the long run.

Apple recently released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which adds Java SE 6 to your Mac) after receiving much criticism for omitting it when Leopard shipped:Discussion threads began to appear in ...

The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products.

The Java for Mac patch batch, available for Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6, includes a fix for a vulnerability that's more than a year old. Written by Ryan Naraine, Contributor May 19, 2010, 12: ...

Both Leopard and Snow Leopard are getting Java updates today: OS X 10.5 getting its 9th, while OS X 10.6 is getting a 4th update to improve reliability, security, and updates Java SE 6 on 64-bit ...

A Java update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 sets Java applets to not run automatically on all browsers, expanding a feature that was first introduced to Safari in April.

Firefox users can disable Java in the browser via the “Plugins” tab of the Add-ons menu. Mac OS X machines ship with their own versions of Java, which Apple updates from time to time.

The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products.