Around 140K Macs Still Infected with BackDoor.Flashback.39

Around 140K Macs Still Infected with BackDoor.Flashback.39

Dr. Web says 3 to 4 new infections occur daily, though the botnet is shrinking

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 30th, 2012
Flashback Trojan Most Present on Snow Leopard Machines

Flashback Trojan Most Present on Snow Leopard Machines

Leverages Twitter to search for controllers and communicate with servers

Macs Running avast! Antivirus Didn’t Catch the Flashback Flu

Macs Running avast! Antivirus Didn’t Catch the Flashback Flu

Flashback Trojan doesn’t affect systems running Avast’s free antivirus app

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 21st, 2012
Warning: Flashback Trojan Still Alive and Kicking

Warning: Flashback Trojan Still Alive and Kicking

Dr. Web’s analysts say “the number is still around 650,000”

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 14th, 2012
Official Flashback Removal Tool 1.0 Released

Official Flashback Removal Tool 1.0 Released

"This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed", says Apple

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 13th, 2012
Kaspersky’s Original Flashfake Removal Tool Is Flawed, Download v. 1.1

Kaspersky’s Original Flashfake Removal Tool Is Flawed, Download v. 1.1

Blunder forces the security software vendor to release updated version

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 13th, 2012
Apple Details the Security Content of Its Java Updates

Apple Details the Security Content of Its Java Updates

Security updates remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 13th, 2012
Apple Releases Flashback Trojan Removal Tools

Apple Releases Flashback Trojan Removal Tools

Malware removal tools annihilate the most common variants of the Flashback malware

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 12th, 2012
F-Secure Rolls Out Flashback Removal App for OS X

F-Secure Rolls Out Flashback Removal App for OS X

The third security vendor to release a Trojan killer ahead of Apple

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 11th, 2012
OpenDNS Blocks Flashback Trojan

OpenDNS Blocks Flashback Trojan

Even infected users can benefit by switching to OpenDNS, says marketing director

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 11th, 2012
Detect Flashback Trojan with Intego VirusBarrier X6

Detect Flashback Trojan with Intego VirusBarrier X6

Mac security software vendor offers free solution to detect all variants of the malware

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 11th, 2012
Kaspersky Releases Free Flashback Trojan Killer for Mac OS X

Kaspersky Releases Free Flashback Trojan Killer for Mac OS X

Flashbackcheck.com launched so you can check and see if your machine is infected

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 11th, 2012
Apple Acknowledges Flashback Malware Threat

Apple Acknowledges Flashback Malware Threat

The Cupertino computer giant promises to release a removal tool

How to Detect the Flashback Trojan on Your Mac

How to Detect the Flashback Trojan on Your Mac

Simple utility checks and reports the presence of Flashback malware

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 6th, 2012
In Light of BackDoor.Flashback.39, OS X Gains Second Java Update

In Light of BackDoor.Flashback.39, OS X Gains Second Java Update

Apple releases new Java installment that patches Macs infected by Flashback Trojan

Cocktail 5.1.4 Thwarts the Latest Flashback Trojan on OS X

Cocktail 5.1.4 Thwarts the Latest Flashback Trojan on OS X

Maintain releases new version of its general purpose utility