Installing Java on a Mac? Beware the now-bundled Ask.com toolbar

Macworld
Mar 6, 2015, 10:58 am447 pts
Java’s shady bundled adware is no longer a Windows exclusive, as Oracle has started sneaking the Ask.com toolbar into the Mac version. Similar to the Windows version, Java for OS X now attempts to install the Ask toolbar during the setup process, and also tries to set Ask.com as the default browser homepage.…

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