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There are concerns that Mac users who think that they are protected because they have updated Java with Apple's latest security update, are not safe from the latest vulnerability.

To clear the Java cache, open the Java control panel, which you can find in the Windows Control Panel or in System Preferences on a Mac.

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution.

Following a number of reports of new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, Oracle has today released an emergency update to Java 7 as Apple updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_43 ...

Mac Flashback Trojan means now is a good time to install the latest Java for Mac OS X update for protection against this information sealing malware that a Java vulnerability.

Oracle and Apple on Friday announced a new partnership that will bring the Java SE 7 and future versions of Java for Mac OS X to users directly from Oracle.