Getting requests to update Java when System Preferences says I have the correct version.
Over the past few weeks, I've twice gotten pop-up windows labeled "Software Update" asking me to update Java. I said "no thanks" both times.
When I run Software Update, it doesn't offer me a Java update. When I check on Java through System Preferences, it says "Your system has the recommended version of Java" and it shows Java 7 Update 45.
This happened to me once before, maybe 2 years ago. At that time, I checked the Oracle website, and my version of Java was indeed out of date.
I don't have any other symptoms of malware or viruses. I run a pretty clean machine with very few bells and whistles.
Should I be concerned?
Daddy D,
since I don’t know what provided that message to update to you, I can’t tell you whether it was legitimate or not. I can tell you that Java 7u45 is out of date. If the Java Control Panel is telling you that an older update level of Java is your recommended version, then yes, I’d say that it’s unreliable.
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