Earlier this month, it was reported that a certain malware is infecting Mac OS X machines. The malware was identified as BackDoor.Flashback.39–a Trojan that targets an unpatched JavaScript codes (CVE-2011-3544, CVE-2008-5353 and CVE-2012-0507) vulnerabilities within Mac OS. More than 600,000 Macs were said to be infected by the persistent malware….
Flashback malware removal tool arrives for Java-less Mac users
Apple has released another Flashback malware removal tool—this time for OS X Lion users who do not have Java installed. At the moment, Apple doesn’t offer a similar stand-alone tool for earlier versions of the OS. Earlier this week Apple acknowledged the presence of malware being spread by a Java…
Flashback malware removal tool roundup
The Apple community is tackling the Flashback malware threat for OS X. Despite these efforts, the malware is still out there with the potential to infect unpatched Mac systems or even those that are patched, but for which the user fell for the fake Flash updater traps used by earlier…
Flashback Malware Puts Apple in Security Spotlight: Experts Weigh In
It was a busy week for Apple malware hunters fighting the Flashback Trojan horse, which has infected between 270,000 and 600,000 Macs. A bevy of tools to find and remove the malware debuted this week. And two days after promising to release a detection and removal tool, Apple finally offered…
Mac Malware Flashback Retreats
The number of Macs infected with the Flashback malware has plummeted in the last few days, antivirus vendor Symantec said today. As of Wednesday, Symantec estimated that approximately 270,000 Macs were infected with Flashback, down from a peak of more than 600,000 systems on April 6. (See also “Flashback Trojan…
Flashback Malware Removal Cleverly Reduces Risks for Macs
Better late than never? Apple has released the third Java update in a week for Mac OS X, and this one contains the tool to remove the Flashback malware from infected systems. Beneath the belated fix to help users eradicate the threat, Apple has introduced a proactive approach to reducing…
Slow Flashback Trojan response is Apple’s “Adobe moment”
Apple could be experiencing an ‘Adobe moment’ over its handling of the Flashback Trojan, with security companies and experts heaping criticism on the company for its slerotic response. On the basis of figures from two sources, Russian companies Dr. Web and Kaspersky Lab, between 600,000 and 700,000 Mac computers have…
Apple’s Flashback malware remover now live
The Flashback-specific update issued today. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Apple this afternoon released an integrated tool to remove Flashback, malware designed to steal user information that was estimated to be present in more than half a million machines just last week. The tool, which was made available as part of a…
Apple releases Flashback malware removal tool
4 hrs. Suzanne Choney msnbc.com Apple Thursday issued a software tool that users can download to remove Flashback, the malware that may have infected between 550,000 and 600,000 Macs at its peak in recent weeks. Mac users can get the free tool by clicking on Software Update in the Apple…
Apple Releases Fix For Flashback Malware
As promised, Apple has released a new Java security update for Mac OS X that removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware that is estimated to have wrked its way onto over 650,000 Mac systems. Apple recommends this update for all Mac users with Java installed. This update…