Mac Trojan Flashback Virus
I hate having to keep telling people this but, “YES! Mac’s can get a Virus!” It is one of the more popular myths that Mac’s are somehow invulnerable to viruses. Yes, there are many less viruses written for Macs, but they are still out there. The big one right now is the Flashback Virus. The description is:
Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.I connects to a remote site to download its payload; on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser.
If you have a Mac you better make sure you have all the most recent security patches since the Flashback Trojan virus has been spreading fast this week. A Russian security firm, Dr. Web, has estimated that there are now over 600,000 infected Macs. Over 250 of these infected computers have been traced back to Cupertino, CA (location of Apple’s head office!). A high number of the infected Mac’s (20%) are in in Canada – so if you have a Mac and are reading this get the fix! To find out if you have it go to F-Secure for instructions. What I find really disturbing is that Oracle issued a fix in February, but Apple didn’t start releasing it until this week when news of the infection started to hit the media. Very disappointing.
Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.I connects to a remote site to download its payload; on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser.
If you have a Mac you better make sure you have all the most recent security patches since the Flashback Trojan virus has been spreading fast this week. A Russian security firm, Dr. Web, has estimated that there are now over 600,000 infected Macs. Over 250 of these infected computers have been traced back to Cupertino, CA (location of Apple’s head office!). A high number of the infected Mac’s (20%) are in in Canada – so if you have a Mac and are reading this get the fix! To find out if you have it go to F-Secure for instructions. What I find really disturbing is that Oracle issued a fix in February, but Apple didn’t start releasing it until this week when news of the infection started to hit the media. Very disappointing.