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An estimated 38,000 users is still infected with the Flashback Trojan, the first malware targeting Mac users that didn't have to get their p... Via Gust MEES 
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The Flashback malware threat for OS X is on a steep decline, but still underscores that Mac systems are not immune to threats. Read this blog post by Topher Kessler on MacFixIt. Via Gust MEES
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A week after the Flashback Trojan began running rampant on Macintosh computers, the malware appears to be in remission. Via Gust MEES
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Hello Mac users, welcome to the problems facing Windows users!
Now Mac users are facing a far more serious threat. Having your Mac as part of a botnet, and having malware on the system that’s sniffing passwords is a big deal indeed, and far scarier than some fake security popup. Flashback is serious malware. Unless you do some digging around on your system, you won’t even know it’s there.
That’s serious. But is it serious enough to get Mac users to protect their Macs?
I hope so, because ===> this incident has highlighted how wide open Mac users are to attacks, and it’s clear that Apple doesn’t have their backs covered. <===
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Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue
The authors of MacOS malware 'Flashback' are reaping an estimated $10,000 a day by through an additional component, Symantec reports.
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A new Trojan known as “Sabpab” could hurt Mac users who run Java and Microsoft Word. Security researchers are warning users to make sure their computers
===> have the latest software updates from both Apple and Microsoft, <=== and to use anti-virus software.
In some cases, manual removal of Sabpab may be needed.
Word about Sabpab comes on the heels of another nasty piece of malware, Flashback, that infected up to as many as 600,000 Macs, security experts said, by exploiting a vulnerability in Java software.
Apple last week issued a software-base removal tool for that malware, which can be used by criminals to steal personal information, including passwords.
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The new free tool adds to the growing community effort to help affected Mac users remove the malware from their systems. Read this blog post by Topher Kessler on MacFixIt.
This new tool by F-Secure is another advancement by the Mac community against this threat that accompanies not only manual instructions and help from community members, but also swiftly updated definitions for Sophos, ClamXav, VirusBarrier, and other malware scanners for detecting the malware.
On Apple's end, even though the extent of this infection stemmed largely from Apple's delay in issuing a patch for known Java vulnerabilities, the company finally released the patch and has further announced its own Flashback removal tool is in the works.
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Researchers from Kaspersky Lab supplied more evidence that there are more than 500,000 Macs infected by the Flashback malware. If correct, that would represent more than 1 percent of Macs out there. Via Gust MEES
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Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security?tag=Flashback
Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security?tag=Flashback