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Help! My Mac's Been Hacked!

Help! My Mac's Been Hacked! | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
Mac users get hacked, too. Here are some tips for when you think your Apple's core is rotten with malware.

 

No one is immune to malware, and, though Apple users have been largely ignored by the bad guys, malware targeted at Apple machines is on the rise. Last year's Flashback trojan, for instance, made users think twice about security. If you are (or suspect you have been) infected with malware, here are some tips on how to clean up your system and keep it from happening again.

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                               ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===

 

No one is immune to malware, and, though Apple users have been largely ignored by the bad guys, malware targeted at Apple machines is on the rise. Last year's Flashback trojan, for instance, made users think twice about security. If you are (or suspect you have been) infected with malware, here are some tips on how to clean up your system and keep it from happening again.

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, March 9, 2013 12:52 PM

 

                           ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===

 

No one is immune to malware, and, though Apple users have been largely ignored by the bad guys, malware targeted at Apple machines is on the rise. Last year's Flashback trojan, for instance, made users think twice about security. If you are (or suspect you have been) infected with malware, here are some tips on how to clean up your system and keep it from happening again.

 

 

AnnC's curator insight, March 10, 2013 10:42 PM

save just in case you need this later.

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Mac malware Crisis can spread to different environments

Mac malware Crisis can spread to different environments | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it

The malware - dubbed Crisis or Morcut - was not spotted in the wild, but received by the security researcher from VirusTotal in the form of a JAR file, the analysis of which revealed that it contained a .class file named WebEnhancer, and two installers - one for Windows and the other for OS X.

 

Symantec's researchers have continued analyzing the file, and have recently discovered that the Windows version of the threat uses three methods to spread itself: to a removable disk drive, to a VMware virtual machine, and to a Windows Mobile device.

 

Read more:

http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2235&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter

 

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