If you still have java enabled/installed it is now being recommended by even the US Department of Homeland Security that you should disable Java until Oracle get around to fixing it.

Avast Blog: Another Java exploit; disable immediately
Reuters: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate

A simple to follow guide to disabling Java in Chrome: How To Disable Java in Chrome

One word: Sandboxie

It's free and it will stop shit like that.

If that's beyond you then use a sacrificial VM for all your dodgy browsing.

how come in that chrome 'How to' you don't just tick the box "Do not allow any site to run Java Script."

What's the difference between that and disabling the plug in?

ahh ok. thx

LiveScript just wasn't confusing enough.

US government did it for you Faceman, for your own safety.

sooo.. are people actually doing this?

sooo.. are people actually doing this?

Yeah, did it ages ago.

Was already disabled in FF.
Just switched to chrome recently and disabled.
Cheers for the heads up.

how much should i care about this?

how dodgy are the websites you go to?

Oracle released a fix

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.html

Includes bumping up the default security level so that unsigned apps don't run without you giving them an OK

nah