Sun Microsystems has shipped an update to its widely deployed Java platform that fixes multiple security flaws present in older versions. The latest Java software, Java Version 6 Update 13, is available from this link here. Not sure what version of Java you have? Check out this page, and click the “Do I Have Java?” link. Users of more recent Java versions may already have received a prompt from the built-in auto-update client to grab this version. After updating, you may find older versions of Java still present in the Windows “Add/Remove Programs” listing. If you spot any older versions, go ahead and remove those. Be advised that Sun’s installer may by default install some browser add-on, such as Microsoft’s MSN Toolbar (this is the plug-in the Update 13 installer offered me when I ran it on a Windows 7 Beta machine using IE 8). If you want the Java