Java software runs on laptops to data centers, game consoles to scientific supercomputers.
The Java software itself still exists on many mirrors.
Sun Microsystems, the company that developed part of the Java software, where the flaw was found, has issued a warning to users.
Sun has widely licensed its Java software, hoping as many companies as possible use it to write tailored programs.
Visitors with Java software can watch a game's score, updated in a corner of the screen, while working on the rest of the screen.
Publicly available third party tools can remove this Java software and other system or locked files to free memory for other uses.
AT&T has also made it difficult to load Java software via any mechanism other than the internet.
Is anyone having problems with running Java software ?
Java software, including many games, is commonplace.
It has also been known to attack using Java software.