Most average users might not realize that the majority of web browsers have already done away with support for the API needed to run the Java plugin.įor business users that still need to run Java in the browser, Oracle is advising that you move to a plugin-free technology like java Web Start. So, for an average user, the impact of this sudden passing will be pretty minimal. This technology was still popular in many exploit kits over the last two years but in the last year alone we saw a sudden shift where kits removed Java support in favor of embedding more Adobe Flash exploits and direct browser exploits. The infamous “applet” is a technology that was developed by Sun Microsystems in the 90’s and went on to be acquired by Oracle. This really just means that it won’t be possible to run Java applets in the browser anymore. What does this mean? Should we worry about our browsing experience? A few days ago, Oracle announced on their blog that they plan to kill the Java browser plugin in their next major version of JDK, scheduled for release in Q1 2017.
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