Do you have Java installed on your Mac? Well, you might want to rethink that decision, thanks to adware bundled with the latest Mac OS X installer from Oracle.

Users who install Java will have to uncheck a box to avoid getting Yahoo as their default home page and search engine. By Jared Newman. Jun 25, 2015 10:38 am PDT.

Even if you do install the adware, it should be fairly simple to remove the toolbar through your browser’s extension manager and change your home page back. Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.

Oracle's Java software has long been a sore spot for Windows PC users. The default installation deceptively includes the option to install the Ask.com toolbar, a piece of irritating aware that ...

In its latest Java 8 Update 40 for Mac, Oracle is including a version of Ask.com's Web browser toolbar, a piece of adware seen in Windows versions of Java for some time, reports ZDNet.. Tests on a ...

Now Oracle has begun including the same adware as part of a default installation of Java for the Mac, using the same deceptive techniques. Written by Ed Bott, Senior Contributing Editor March 5 ...