Golem reports that the version of Java from Microsoft, which comes with Internet Explorer, has a security problem and is being deactivated by Microsoft. Code on remote computers can be executed using the access rights of the logged in user. The immediate work-around being offered is to remove this Microsoft version of java from IE. Java fuctionality in the web will then no longer be available to users of this browser. If however you use a version of java from Sun, you are not affected by this security problem, either with Internet Explorer or with other browsers. Sun's Java can be downloaded at Sun