Problem with disabling Java is that many things one does on the internet no longer work right or work at all. Videos won’t run, Facebook stops in it’s tracks, games are worthless, etc. Disable it if you think Homeland Security knows what they’re doing. “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.” Otherwise, screw him or her or whatever that fat, ugly beast is, who is the head of Homeland Security.
Agreed. My answer is to run a strong always in memory anti-virus program. It’s kept me safe (knock on wood!) I recently discovered, running an anti malware program, that I had a nasty trojan file on disk. It never did any damage.
I think you're confusing Java with JavaScript. They are not the same thing.