Disable Java?

I disabled it a few months ago. Every time I did a java update it screwed up my computer and I had to do a system restore.

Are there good alternatives to Java?

I just uninstalled it outright. I figure any fix is going to involve installing a new version, and there is no reason for keeping the compromised one around if I am never going to have it active again.

But I do intend to install the new version of Java once they get a fix in place. I'm not abandoning Java or anything like that.

Java 7 Update 11 has been released.

I installed the Java with update 11 and my computer even works better. Possibly because I deleted three Java installations I already had.

Looks like it is only a partial fix:
http://www.zdnet.com/security-experts-on-java-fixing-zero-day-exploit-could-take-two-years-7000009756/


I rolled back to Java 6 since they're updating it until the end of February 2013.

If I need to switch back to Java 7 in a month or two in order to keep getting security updates, that will at least give them more time to get a handle on this problem.