Apple releases Flashback malware removal tool, for OS X Lion only
By Ed Bott In its ongoing battle to clean up the Flashback malware mess, Apple has now released a standalone removal tool. The downloadable utility is available exclusively for Mac owners running OS X Lion. It will not run on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or earlier...
Apple releases second Java update to deal with Flashback malware
Apple has released a second update for Java to patch the vulnerability that allows the Flashback malware access to MacOS machines. This Java release is specifically targeted to MacOS-X Lion and shows as Java for OS X Lion 2012-002. Some of the Macintosh community have...
Flashback Central: How to Find, Protect Against, and Eliminate Scary Apple Malware
By David Murphy It's been quite a week for Mac owners. And that's all thanks to Flashback, a drive-by-download attack that requires absolutely no input by users in order to install itself on one's Apple system. Visit a malicious website and that's it: The code...
A blast from the past – and something that no longer holds true…
Apple's claims to be virus free are a thing of the past... The no-so-new FlashBack trojan with a botnet of 600,000+ macs doing it's bidding has well and truly ended the Apple claim that viruses are a "PC thing". More details on FlashBack If you run ANY macintosh...
How long did Apple know about Flashback? Why did it take so long to patch MacOS-X?
Have you read about the 600,000 strong MacOS-X botnet? Were you aware that a simple Java exploit was the cause? Further - were you aware that at LEAST since September of 2011 - that Apple knew of the flashback threat - and yet the Java distribution for Macos-X which...
More than 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback botnet
Russian antivirus company says half the computers infected with malware designed to steal personal information are in the U.S. - with 274 located in Cupertino. More than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to steal...
Chrome extensions malware hijacks Facebook profiles
By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Kaspersky Lab has found malware-laden Chrome extensions, along with a criminal gang playing cat and mouse with Google by releasing several variations of its wares. The attacks manifest as suggestions to download Facebook apps. Those apps...
Coloradans falling victim to computer hijackers
by Heidi Hemmat DENVER - Criminals have found a way to take over your computer and access your personal information, and thousands of people from Colorado and across the country have already become victims. The hackers are not only able to get bank account and credit...
Supermodel’s name carries Trojan for Mac users
By Matt Liebowitz Forget about a horse: Cybercriminals have found a much more appealing front for their latest Mac-specific Trojan -- a sexy swimsuit supermodel. Malware perpetrators are disguising the Trojan, identified as "Imuler.C" in .zip files labeled as pictures...
