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Java still contains security flaws, experts claim

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    Oracle issued an emergency update to its widely-used Java web software on Sunday, but experts say it still contains security flaws.

    Last week the US government advised users to disable it because of a bug that leaves computers vulnerable to being hacked.

    Security specialists claim the fix has not done enough to make PCs secure.

    Oracle says that more than one billion people use Java, and some games like Minecraft are built around it.

    The bugs can make a computer open to infection by viruses. Last year net security specialist Kaspersky said that 50% of hacks carried out by seeking out software bugs were done via Java.

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