Hi Ronni On 27/01/2013, at 5:38 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Peter, > > We have told people how to disable Java plenty of times on WAMUG. > > A simple way to see if you have Java installed is to open an application that > requires it, and one of these that is included with OS X is the Java > Preferences utility. > Go to the /Applications/Utilities/ folder in OS X and launch the Java > Preferences program, and if it opens and shows various configuration options, > then you have Java installed; however, it if shows a message stating you need > Java and provides you with an option to install it, then you do not have Java > installed. There is no Java Preferences program in my Utilities folder, I certainly haven't removed it. > > Or use Use the Terminal > The OS X Terminal (in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder) provided access to > a number of commands that can be used for looking up system information, and > by running the following one in the Terminal you should be able to see in the > output what Java runtimes (if any) are installed on your computer: > sudo /usr/libexec/java_home When running this (with trepidation) I get the following: /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home Peter-Curtiss-MacBook-Pro:~ petercurtis$ Last login: Mon Jan 28 08:59:20 on ttys000 Peter-Curtiss-MacBook-Pro:~ petercurtis$ Does this mean I do or don't have Java. And, having used terminal to get this message, do I just quit terminal to end? I have a Macbook Pro running 10.8.2 The query is just a general one coming out of the previous AppleJack conversation. Kind regards Peter > > To check if Flash Player is installed on your computer > <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html> > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 27/01/2013, at 5:14 PM, Curtis Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> Just out of curiosity, how do you tell if you have java and/or flash? They >> don't appear in your Applications Folder do they? >> Kind regards >> Peter >> On 27/01/2013, at 4:34 PM, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 25/01/2013, at 9:51 AM, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Ronni, >>>> >>>> have successfully removed Applejack. >>>> Is there another program that will do what Applejack does that runs in ML? >>>> >>>> Is there a consensus by everyone as to the best malware protection for the >>>> Mac? >>>> >>>> Thanks & regards, >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ken Jackson >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Time to bring out the soapbox again... >>> >>> I doubt if you'll truly get a consensus on the best malware protection >>> SOFTWARE for the Mac, since I personally don't think that such an animal >>> exists (so any "consensus" certainly wouldn't include me!) but as far as >>> the best malware PROTECTION is concerned (to answer your question >>> literally), that's easy: it's your own behaviour. At this point in time, >>> there are no true viruses on the Mac platform. There is a handful of >>> examples of other exploitative software out there, but these all come under >>> the classification of Trojan Horses, meaning that they require the >>> permission of the user before they can affect your computer. They also >>> invariably get to your Mac through third party software such as Java, Adobe >>> Reader, Flash and a few others. The best advice is to keep your Mac OS up >>> to date, and avoid using (or disabling completely) Java, Adobe Reader >>> (Safari copes natively with 99% of the PDFs you're likely to come across) >>> and Flash (install Click2Flash to reduce Flash proble m > > s >> t >>> >>> o an absolute minimum). >>> >>> Apart from this, all the usual personal behaviour rules apply: don't open >>> attachments from unknown senders, don't download software from peer-to-peer >>> sites, keep your OS up to date, don't reply to unsolicited emails, don't >>> click on URLs in unsolicited emails. No software can protect you against >>> any of this behaviour (even on Windows). >>> >>> Unlike Windows, there are still no reported cases of MacOS being infected >>> by a virus (ie, software that arrives uninvited, without any interaction >>> from the user, and is passed on to other computers ); and unlike OS X, even >>> Windows 7 has been reported to have been infected in under 10 minutes on an >>> unprotected computer. >>> >>> In my experience, the only thing at which most malware protection software >>> for the Mac is successful is the slowing down of your computer with little >>> to show for it, but if you truly feel that you need to install something, >>> go for something unobtrusive like ClamAV (free) or ESET Cybersecurity >>> (http://www.eset.com/ch-en/home/products/cybersecurity/ - not free but has >>> a good reputation). >>> >>> Getting back down from the soapbox now... >>> >>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130127/78875eeb/attachment.htm > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
