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Apple Finally Gives Leopard Users Flashback Removal Tool
is finally offering the Flashback malware removal tool that was released to OS X 10.7 Lion last month to OS X 10.5 Leopard users. Also available is a tool to disable out-of-date versions of the Adobe Flash plug-in for the Safari browser. The updates come in two packages ? the Flashback Removal Security Update and ...
Apple releases Flashback tool for Mac OS X 10.5
Apple has released a Flashback malware removal tool for users of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, having previously stopped support for that version of the operating system ( ZDNet UK - Security Management )
Mac malware infection rates remaining constant
Flashback infections in OS X systems have lessened, but are holding steady from a lack of users updating or scanning their systems. Originally posted at MacFixIt
Flashback Malware Didn't Glean Big Bucks
The Mac-based Flashback botnet scam wasn't as profitable as its hacker originators expected, Symantec says.
Emergency Kit 2 boosts speed by 450%
Austrian anti-malware vendor Emsisoft has announced the release of version 2 beta of its free portable malware removal and repair kit.Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2.0.0.4 Beta provides a selection of free tools for detecting and removing malware from an infected PC, including two scanning tools (one GUI, one command-line), a manual investigation and removal tool, plus BlitzBank, which can delete files ...
Flashback-K malware breaks down; no payment for creators
After possibly infecting up to 1.8 percent of the Macintosh population with a click-fraud macro through a Java vulnerability, the Flashback creators won't get paid despite their efforts, reports Computerworld. Following a coordinated security effort between antivirus vendors and security experts, remote malicious orders were blocked or prevented from effecting an estimated peak 600,000 infected ...
Apple releases Flashback removal tools for OS X 10.5
Apple's updates help protect Leopard users from Java and Flash-based attacks. Originally posted at MacFixIt
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall
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Snow Leopard hit hardest by Flashback malware
The finding that Leopard and Snow Leopard users were affected more by the Flashback malware suggests Apple's approach to security on OS X has a notable impact, even if it is an indirect one. [Read more]
Windows malware: are you safer today than you were 10 years ago?
In 2002, after a series of widespread, high-profile, and highly embarrassing Windows-related security incidents, Bill Gates wrote his now famous “Trustworthy Computing” memo. So what’s happened in the intervening 10 years? Plenty. Take a trip with me down bad memory lane…
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