Setting Internet Zones sites to “Disable scripting of applets” didn’t work, “it also failed to stop Java running loose in our browser.” That’s three for three.

Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...

The weekly -- sometimes daily -- security scares that occur with Java may remind you of the old whack-a-mole arcade game. Here's how to stay safe.

One of the challenges faced by IT managers in upgrading their desktop fleets to Windows 7 is in supporting older Web applications that only run on Internet Explorer v6, rather than the pre ...

Fortunately, VirtualBox, Oracle’s virtualization software, allows you to run more recent builds of IE without requiring you to dual boot Windows and Mac OS X.

The combination of this failure to patch Flash and Java, combined with the significant number of machines which continue to run obsolete versions of Internet Explorer and Windows present a ...

To troubleshoot incompatible browser add-ons or extensions, run Internet Explorer in No Addons mode. The No add-ons mode in IE is rather useful.

In other words, we are going to take the guts of Internet Explorer 10, and run them using Internet Explorer 9’s face. This is actually a very simple, and safe process.

This month's Patch Tuesday update for Internet Explorer will include a new feature: it will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. More specifically, it will block out-of-date versions of the Java ...

A fix stops Java from disabling itself, and iTunes for Windows and Internet Explorer get some security tweaks.

Internet Explorer is generally safe for your web browsing needs these days, but that's not necessarily true of the plugins it runs; one old piece of code could leave your PC open to attack. To ...