Apple releases Java for OS X 2012-006 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 13

Apple today released Java for OS X 2012-006 which delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37.

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled “Missing plug-in” to go download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5493 for more details about this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.

SHA1= eff777cdc39b4e3336b3477f60e8ad769ded8532

Apple today also released Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 12 which delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_39.

On systems that have not already installed Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 9 or later, this update will configure web browsers to not automatically run Java applets. Java applets may be re-enabled by clicking the region labeled “Inactive plug-in” on a web page. If no applets have been run for an extended period of time, the Java web plug-in will deactivate.

Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5575 for more details about this update.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.

SHA1: 0c790491ca22ee009086ee1ec1f1b358024dd83e

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