Log4j is a programming code written in Java computer language. It was created by Apache Software Foundation volunteers to run on different platforms — including macOS, Windows and Linux.

Computer experts are warning personal computer users to disable Oracle's Java program, which is run by 1.1 billion desktops, according to the company. The program has serious flaws that hackers are ...

3. The Oracle Java Uninstall Tool only works on Microsoft Windows, so Oracle has provided information for Mac OS X users here. The short version is that Apple disabled older versions of Java.

In 2013, savvy computer users circulated an online petition requesting that Oracle stop including the Ask.com toolbar with Java updates. Thousands of people signed. But the petition has gone unheeded.

In its 20 years, Java is used for building everything from mobile phone apps to video games to enterprise IT applications. The language is designed to run across multiple software platforms.

Millions of computer users who run the most recent versions of Oracle's Java software should disable it owing to security flaws, says the cybersecurity section of the Department of Homeland ...

I'm working on a Java app that runs off of a flash drive. It needs to be able to get a unique identifier for each computer it runs on. The next time it runs on the computer, it should be able to ...

James Gosling, creator of the Java computer language and one of the most prominent employees in Oracle Corp's newly acquired Sun Microsystems, has resigned from Oracle.