![]() ![]() UPDATE (, 1058): Apple has announced the Java security update, which takes the extraordinary measure of disabling Java applets. UPDATE (, 1714): Added Symantec Removal Tool. Much of it is still relevant today, sadly. UPDATE (): I have uploaded a ten year-old article I wrote about OS X security. This is a free anti-virus scanner for OS X. Until that tool arrives worried owners can check their systems and remove the threat courtesy of anti-virus companies keen to help and, no doubt, hoping to make a good first impression on a significant new market. It also suggests disabling Java, which seems a rather short-term and inconvenient solution. ![]() So far Apple has made little comment but recently announced that it would create a tool to detect and remove the threat. The Flashback Trojan is possibly the most prevalent malware threat yet unleashed against the Mac. OS X, the operating system that powers modern Apple Mac computers, has been under attack by a threat that may have compromised more than half a million computers.
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