Items tagged with Flashback

by Joel Hruska - Mon, Jun 25, 2012

Apple Quietly Changes Erroneous Claims Of OS X's Invincibility

For years, Apple has propogated the myth that its computers were inherently secure thanks to its BSD roots, inherently better security management, or because Steve Jobs sacrificed puppies under the new moon to keep your platform safe. This created a dangerous perception that Macs were immune to viruses, trojans, or... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sat, Apr 14, 2012

Apple's Latest Java Update Addresses Flashback Malware

Apple can't be too happy about having that Flashback malware news hit over half a million Mac users, and on a percentage basis, that's pretty extreme. But now, hopefully, the past can be the past. A new update in OS X Software Update patches Java, enabling the program (on Lion machines) to stop automatically executing Java applets. Users can... Read more...

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Sep 27, 2011

Mac Trojan Masquerades As Adobe Flash Player Installer

The Mac Security Blog from Intego, a Mac security software developer, has posted a security memo warning users of a new Trojan, dubbed Flashback, that is infecting OSX based systems. The Flashback Trojan masquerades as an Adobe Flash Player installer, and if an unsuspecting user downloads the file package and ultimately installs the Trojan,... Read more...