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Apple releases Java for OS X 2012-003 to address Flashback malware.

From Apple Support:

This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.

This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.

Available for OS X Lion and Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8).


It is recommended to disable Java in Safari. Go to Safari Preferences > Security > uncheck “Enable Java”

Apple no longer includes Java runtime with OS X Lion. If you never had any programs that required Java, OS X Lion will not prompt you to download and install the Java update.

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Java for OS X 2012-002

Déjà vu? Apple released Java for OS X 2012-002

Java for OS X 2012-002 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_31.

Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5055 for more details about this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7 | 79.7 MB

Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 | 66.9 MB

I’m pretty sure that Apple released Java for OS X 2012-001 on Tuesday April 3rd, 2012. On Apple Support Downloads page, Java for OS X 2012-001 has been replaced with Java for OS X 2012-002, and still dated on April 3rd, 2012.

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Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8.

Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_22.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating J2SE 5.0 to 1.5.0_26, and updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_22 for 64-bit capable Intel-based Macs.

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Apple Updates Java for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.

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2009.12.03

Apple Updates Java for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 | 78 MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 supersedes the previous Java for Mac OS X 10.6.

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 | 122 MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6.

The updates available through Software Update and Apple Support Downloads page.

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Apple Releases fixes For Java Security Hole

It is long overdue and Apple finally fixes the long outstanding Java security holes reported back in August and December 2008 (Ars Technica article).

The Java update is available for Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard. Apparently Apple has included the fixes in the  Developer Preview version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Released on June 15th, 2009:

Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 9 | 80.11MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 9 delivers improved reliability, security and compatibility for J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.4.11 and later.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3593
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3633

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 | 158MB
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7 and later.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3581
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3632

Java for Mac OS X updates are also available through Apple Software Update.