Apple has released a second update for Java to patch the vulnerability that allows the Flashback malware access to MacOS machines. This Java release is specifically targeted to MacOS-X Lion and shows as Java for OS X Lion 2012-002. Some of the Macintosh community have...
By David Murphy It’s been quite a week for Mac owners. And that’s all thanks to Flashback, a drive-by-download attack that requires absolutely no input by users in order to install itself on one’s Apple system. Visit a malicious website and...
Apple’s claims to be virus free are a thing of the past… The no-so-new FlashBack trojan with a botnet of 600,000+ macs doing it’s bidding has well and truly ended the Apple claim that viruses are a “PC thing”. More details on FlashBack If...
Have you read about the 600,000 strong MacOS-X botnet? Were you aware that a simple Java exploit was the cause? Further – were you aware that at LEAST since September of 2011 – that Apple knew of the flashback threat – and yet the Java distribution...
Russian antivirus company says half the computers infected with malware designed to steal personal information are in the U.S. – with 274 located in Cupertino. More than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to...
Support for ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 is being discontinued because it is outdated and relies on “retired” Microsoft operating systems. We recommend that customers who currently use ESET NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 upgrade to the latest version available, free of...
ESET has just released signature update 7000 – protecting you every day, sometimes multiple times a day with new signature updates: ESET Signature Update 7000
By Meridith Levinson While Jeff Schmidt, the CEO of JAS Global Advisors, was surfing the Web on his new Android smartphone (his first Android phone) earlier this year, what appeared to be an ad popped up on his screen. The “ad” looked like the prompt that...
By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Kaspersky Lab has found malware-laden Chrome extensions, along with a criminal gang playing cat and mouse with Google by releasing several variations of its wares. The attacks manifest as suggestions to download Facebook apps. Those apps...
by Heidi Hemmat DENVER – Criminals have found a way to take over your computer and access your personal information, and thousands of people from Colorado and across the country have already become victims. The hackers are not only able to get bank account and...