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SecureMac released MacScan 2.9.3, which features tracking cookie detection and cleaning for Google’s Chrome browser.
MacScan is the premier Macintosh security program, protecting you against the latest malware and privacy threats for Apple Mac OS X, offering protection against keystroke loggers, trojan horses, and other spyware.
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Are you still running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?
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So Mac invulnerability to malware is a myth, at least according to security researchers from Kaspersky Lab.
And although such a blunt statement may be a blow to the ego of some Mac users, it remains true.
Security researchers from all walks have long argued that it was only a matter of time before the Mac became popular enough that virus, malware, and spyware makers would come calling, and the recent Flashback scare has only served as a reminder that overconfidence precedes carelessness. Especially when it comes to technology.
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Mac computers are not immune to viruses...
SECURITY VENDOR Sophos' senior technology consultant Graham Cluley warns that it's time for Apple users to take notice of the threats facing Mac OS X operating systems by securing their computers with antivirus software.
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Apple has released a fresh Java update, designed to remove the Flashback Trojan malware that exposed Macs to a botnet.
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Rund 800 Schweizer Mac-Rechner sind gemäss Switch mit dem Flashback-Trojaner verseucht.
==> Deren Besitzer werden nun via Internetprovider informiert. <===
Gust MEES: so sollte es überall auf der Welt sein! Kunden sollten informiert werden!
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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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Kaspersky Lab -- which is offering the free tool -- counted up to 670,000 infected OS X machines in the botnet last week; today has seen just 227,493 so far, up from 208,301 yesterday.
Over the weekend, Kaspersky saw a major dip in the number of active infected Macs, from a head count on Friday, April 6, of 650,748, to 248,723 on Saturday, and then 237,103 on Sunday.
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Ein Entwickler hat ein kleines Tool für Mac-Rechner entwickelt, mit dem schnell überprüft werden kann, ob der Rechner vom gefährlichen Flashback-Trojaner befallen ist. Auch Kaspersky hat ein solches Tool mittlerweile veröffentlicht.
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WHAT IS FLASHBACK/FLASHFAKE?
It is a family of malware for Mac OS X. The first versions of this type of threat were detected in September 2011. In March 2012 over 600 000 computers worldwide were infected by Flashback.
The infected computers have been combined in a botnet which enables cybercriminals to install additional malicious modules on them at will.
Check for FREE online (Kaspersky) if your Mac is infected and learn HowTo...
Also users can check if they’re infected with Flashfake by using Kaspersky Lab’s free removal tool http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/flashfake_removal_tool.zip
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Le cheval de Troie Flashback cause beaucoup de dégâts et d'émoi depuis la semaine dernière. Voici la méthode pour savoir si votre ordinateur en est victime.
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The Mac Flashback trojan is certainly making headlines, and it could even be making the rounds on your own computer. There are ways to check if you have it, though, and we have a few other tips for protecting yourself.
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Première mise à jour majeure pour Mac OS X 10.5 depuis un an
La mise à jour proposée par Apple ne corrige pas des bugs dans Mac OS X 10.5, mais comprend l'outil de suppression du malware Flashback, ainsi que la désactivation des anciennes versions de Flash Player d'Adobe.
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Apple has now brought OS X 10.5 (Leopard) up to speed with Lion, at least when it comes to security. The company issued updates to Leopard users on Monday with Leopard-friendly copies of the Flashback removal tool that was released to Lion users last month, as well as the ability given to Lion users last week to disable out-of-date versions of Flash in Safari.
The updates come via the Flashback Removal Security Update and Leopard Security Update 2012-003, both posted to Apple's download site on Monday afternoon (also available via Software Update). Both downloads require OS X 10.5.8 in order to install.
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Depuis les aventures du malware Flashback sur Mac OS X, la sécurité des Mac est redevenue un sujet à sensations. Les éditeurs de solutions de sécurité s’en sont donnés à cœur joie, l’occasion leur étant fournie de mettre en pratique des ...
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Because Mac laptops' market share has grown so much, it appears Macs are being targeted more.
I hope the very legitimate sense of security Mac users have long had isn’t turning into a false sense of security.
“For years, Mac users have been able to believe that they are safer than the average computer user and turned their noses up at antivirus software. But as Apple’s market share has grown, so has the threat to Mac users’ security,” the Washington Post reports. Specifically, the Post was referring to a virus called “Flashback” that may have infected “up to 600,000 Macs … mostly in the United States and Canada” which seem now to be part of growing bonnet.” A botnet is a network of “bots” (also called “zombie networks”) that are basically compromised computers – infected computers that are obviously no longer controlled entirely by their owners.
Flashback “should be a wake-up call to those who still think that their Mac is invulnerable to attacks like this,” the Posts added.
The security advice offered in the article sounds a whole lot like what PC owners have been told for very a long time:
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Apple has delivered - or so it says - on its promise to provide a Flashback malware removal tool, wrapped in another Java update.
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F-Secure Security Labs brings you the latest online security news from around the world. Ensure that you are up-to-date with the latest online threats to guarantee your online wellbeing.
We have created a free tool that automates the detection and removal of the widespread Flashback Mac OS X malware.
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Nach der Enttarnung des Flashback-Trojaners hat Apple nun die Sicherheitslücke geschlossen und arbeitet mit Hochdruck an einem Entfernungs-Tool.
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Apple a indiqué discrètement qu’il mettra bientôt à la disposition des utilisateurs Mac un outil de détection ...
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After intercepting one of the domain names used by the Flashback/Flashfake Mac Trojan and setting up a special sinkhole server last Friday, we managed to gather stats on the scale and geographic distribution of the related botnet.
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At the moment, there are more than 100 million Mac OS X users around the world. The number has grown switfly during the past years we expect this growth to continue.
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My work Mac (Photo credit: randomduck) Following my piece the other day on how an estimated 600,000 Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, I've been getting a lot of questions and queries about how to tell if a system is infected witht his malware,...
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Tips for how to find out if you're infected with the Mac Flash trojan and what to do about it.
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