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A quarterly threat report found password-stealing Trojans on the rise... PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday. The security company registered the biggest increase in malware in four years during the first quarter of this year, bringing the total number of samples to 83 million. Fake antivirus programs declined in popularity, but software with faked security signatures, rootkits and password-stealing Trojans rose. ===> New malware for the Mac exploded in the second quarter of 2011 <=== Read more: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052312-mcafee-reports-big-spike-in-259575.html?source=nww_rss
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So Mac invulnerability to malware is a myth, at least according to security researchers from Kaspersky Lab. And although such a blunt statement may be a blow to the ego of some Mac users, it remains true. Security researchers from all walks have long argued that it was only a matter of time before the Mac became popular enough that virus, malware, and spyware makers would come calling, and the recent Flashback scare has only served as a reminder that overconfidence precedes carelessness. Especially when it comes to technology. Read more...
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A trojan that hijacks how your computer accesses the Internet could cut off thousands of machines this summer. There’s a trojan out there that tricks computers — both PCs and Macs — into redirecting all their Internet traffic through malicious servers. Even though the trojan’s creators have been stopped and arrested, millions of PCs could still be infected. ===> For those machines, the Internet will cease to exist on July 9. <=== Read more...
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A new Trojan known as “Sabpab” could hurt Mac users who run Java and Microsoft Word. Security researchers are warning users to make sure their computers ===> have the latest software updates from both Apple and Microsoft, <=== and to use anti-virus software. In some cases, manual removal of Sabpab may be needed. Word about Sabpab comes on the heels of another nasty piece of malware, Flashback, that infected up to as many as 600,000 Macs, security experts said, by exploiting a vulnerability in Java software. Apple last week issued a software-base removal tool for that malware, which can be used by criminals to steal personal information, including passwords. Read more...
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Another Mac OS X Trojan has been spotted in the wild, which exploits Java vulnerabilities, just like the Flashback Trojan. Another Mac OS X Trojan has been spotted in the wild, which exploits Java vulnerabilities, just like the Flashback Trojan. ===> Also just like Flashback, this new Trojan doesn’t require any user interaction to infect your Apple Mac. <===
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Hello Mac users, welcome to the problems facing Windows users! Now Mac users are facing a far more serious threat. Having your Mac as part of a botnet, and having malware on the system that’s sniffing passwords is a big deal indeed, and far scarier than some fake security popup. Flashback is serious malware. Unless you do some digging around on your system, you won’t even know it’s there. That’s serious. But is it serious enough to get Mac users to protect their Macs? I hope so, because ===> this incident has highlighted how wide open Mac users are to attacks, and it’s clear that Apple doesn’t have their backs covered. <===
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SecureMac released MacScan 2.9.3, which features tracking cookie detection and cleaning for Google’s Chrome browser. MacScan is the premier Macintosh security program, protecting you against the latest malware and privacy threats for Apple Mac OS X, offering protection against keystroke loggers, trojan horses, and other spyware. Read more...
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Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue The authors of MacOS malware 'Flashback' are reaping an estimated $10,000 a day by through an additional component, Symantec reports. Read more...
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The Flashback malware threat for OS X is on a steep decline, but still underscores that Mac systems are not immune to threats. Read this blog post by Topher Kessler on MacFixIt.
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A week after the Flashback Trojan began running rampant on Macintosh computers, the malware appears to be in remission.
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The new free tool adds to the growing community effort to help affected Mac users remove the malware from their systems. Read this blog post by Topher Kessler on MacFixIt. This new tool by F-Secure is another advancement by the Mac community against this threat that accompanies not only manual instructions and help from community members, but also swiftly updated definitions for Sophos, ClamXav, VirusBarrier, and other malware scanners for detecting the malware. On Apple's end, even though the extent of this infection stemmed largely from Apple's delay in issuing a patch for known Java vulnerabilities, the company finally released the patch and has further announced its own Flashback removal tool is in the works.
It's hope that these, and the continuing efforts by the Apple community, will reduce the prevalence of this infection to a minimum.
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An espionage campaign targeting pro-Tibetan groups is employing malware that can seize control of employees' Macs and secretly siphon away confidential data.
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