Disable the Java browser plug-in immediately unless
you absolutely
need it. The fact that Java applets have grown relatively scarce on the Web, coupled with Oracle's sluggish response to the problem, made that an easy call for most. (Java has since patched the hole, for what it's worth.)
So if you're a Windows user,* should you now dump Internet Explorer as well? Perhaps, experts say, though the hack shouldn't be a cause for mass panic.