I've looked around online and can't seem to find that much information of what Java's new helper tool is. I've found another thread here on SE but it doesn't explain that much. Is it something that offers bloatware and tries to get you to download them?
I was updating Java and it prompted me to sign in with my admin account to install Java's new helper tool. Did anyone else encounter this issue? If so, did you find a way to uninstall it or did you keep it on your machine.
The helper tool is an application used to install Java.
For the past couple of releases, Oracle has used a standard installer package to install Java 8. With the release of Java 8 Update 65 though, Oracle returned to using an application to install Java.
Oracle’s Java 8 Update 65 install application has the following behavior:
This application will prompt for admin privileges before fully launching.
Once you provide admin authentication, the application launches.
Source Oracles Java 8 Update 65 – The return of the Java install application
The "helper tool" seems to be a menu asking if I'd like to use Yahoo as my browser, which I do not regard as help.
