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The latest I have found on the Java exploit is in the following article. The newest version is 7 update 11. Keep in mind security experts are very cautious about this fix and with Java's history rightfully so. The best advice, imo, is to leave it disabled unless you need it or do what others have suggested and use one browser where it is disabled all the time for most surfing. With that in mind I would still suggest installing the latest version if you plan to use it. This should automatically remove older versions but it would be best to go into the Control Panel and check after you have done so. If there are any versions other that 7 update 11 unistall them.

Despite Oracle’s emergency fix to patch a serious vulnerability in its widely used Java software, several security experts on Monday advised computer users to minimize using the product, because of fears more flaws will be discovered.

"This is definitely a temporary fix," said Sorin Mustaca, a data security expert with Avira, a German-based company that sells anti-virus software. "If you do a fix under a lot of pressure and very, very fast, then only one thing will happen: more vulnerabilities. So, for me, this is just the rain before the storm. I think it will get worse, it will get much worse."
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Still, Mustaca recommended installing Oracle’s security patch, which is available here: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

But once that is done, he advised computer users to disable Java and only switch it on when absolutely necessary for some functions, such as those that handle stock trades and employee payrolls.

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