Kaspersky and Symantec both reported dramatic declines in the number of Macs infected with the Flashback malware this past week. However, Dr. Web–the source that discovered the threat in the first place–claims the number of compromised systems is still going strong, and may even be growing. Apple responded to the…
Flashback malware infections drop to 30,000 Macs
The Flashback threat for OS X has been one of the biggest malware attacks on the platform to date, with an estimated 1 percent, or around 600,000 Mac systems, being affected at the peak of the malware’s activity on April 9, 2012. Further analysis of the threat by security firm…
Flashback Malware Still Affects 140,000 Macs
Apparently not all Mac users got the memo about Flashback, the malware that recently infected more than 600,000 computers running OS X. According to security firm Symantec, roughly 140,000 Mac computers were still infected as of April 16. “The statistics from our sinkhole are showing declining numbers on a daily…
Flashback Malware Still Infects 140,000 Macs, Not Dead Yet
Tools to remove the Flashback malware variant that has been discovered on Mac computers this month have been effective, but the Flashback is not quite dead yet, according to a recent report. The malware, which originally infected upwards of 600,000 computers, has been eliminated from the majority of them. There…
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…
Are Macs safer than PCs?
Apple has traditionally marketed its systems as being more secure than those running Microsoft Windows, but just how true is that? View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Flashback malware infects 2% of all Macs
Computerworld – Nearly 2% of the Macs whose owners have checked their computers have been infected with the Flashback malware, according to a Russian antivirus company. Of the 55,000 users who have used Dr. Web’s free tool to determine whether their Macs had been infected by Flashback, just over 1,000…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
