The Oracle GoldenGate Director software and installer both rely on components in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). At any rate, if it turns out you do in fact need Java for some reason, you can always reinstall it. A Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Eliminating unnecessary programs helps reduce what security wonks call the “attack surface” of a system: You’re basically bricking up potential windows and doors into your computer. Java vulnerabilities increasingly are being targeted in automated exploit kits that are sewn into hacked and malicious sites, so by all means if you don’t have a use for it, I say get rid of it.
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My personal philosophy is that if I don’t need it, I don’t install it or keep it. "If you don’t have Java, then you probably don’t need it.
Add/Remove lists only this latest version.įrankly, I was not convinced this latest JRE update patched the latest critical vulnerability when I first posted I'm still not.Īnd I remained unconvinced of the need to have JRE at all. And the Java verification link confirms I have this latest version, working correctly. The Java SE Runtime Environment contains the Java virtual machine,runtime class libraries, and Java application launcher that arenecessary to run programs written in the Java programming language.
My method of updating was to uninstall the JRE update 19 in Add/Remove, then install the update 20 (which is the only JRE listed now in Add/Remove). I'm still seeing PSI saying that JRE 6.0.200.2 is vulnerable and unpatched in all 3 browsers tonight, even after re-booting/re-scanning.Ī (thorough) system inspection by OSI still detects my JRE 6.0.200.2 as up-to-date, and secure.
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