The update is available in the Mac App Store. Of note, the updates “uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers.” New Macs do not come with Java installed and newer ...

In addition to security fixes, the new update will also make changes to how Java applets—Web-based Java applications—are handled and presented in Web browsers that have the Java plug-in enabled.

The NGSSoftware team has found a way to embed a Java applet within a GIF; the hybridized file is referred to as a GIFAR. Just to make it clear, this is a file extension of convenience and not the ...

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to go download the latest version ...