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Here's a tip, just treat Java and Flash updates the same as you would a suspicious file that can potentially harm your system. We all know that a week after you install them they will be compromised and require another update anyway. Thanks to [H] forum member jadams for the link.
Oracle's Java plugin for browsers is a notoriously insecure product. Over the past 18 months, the company has released 11 updates, six of them containing critical security fixes. With each update, Java actively tries to install unwanted software. Here's what it does, and why it has to stop.