No matter the case, whether identified as adware or PUP/PUA, one thing is clear-Oracle’s inclusion of the toolbar during Java installations has many Mac users up in arms. For this reason, Intego classifies it as a PUP/PUA. The Ask Search Toolbar, although annoying, serves no popup ads typically seen in adware. These toolbars are installed on the default browser and then on other browsers on subsequent installations, according to a Java FAQ. ![]() ![]() If a Mac user installing Java already has the Ask Search Toolbar, they are offered the Ask Shopping Toolbar (potentially adware). ![]() If a Mac user installs Java and does not already have an Ask toolbar installed, they are offered the Ask Search Toolbar (PUP/PUA). Intego took a close look at the Ask toolbar now offered with Java on Macs, and found there are two versions that apply to Mac users: one is potentially adware, and another is a PUP/PUA (potentially unwanted application / potentially unwanted program). Rich Trouton, a Mac systems admin who runs the Der Founder blog, discovered that the latest Java SE 8u40 installer is also installing an Ask.com toolbar. ![]() Last week, security specialists, Mac enthusiasts and tech journalists all swirled around Oracle after a discovery that Java for Mac now includes an Ask.com toolbar during installation. Security News Java for Mac and the Mysterious Ask.com Toolbar
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