[X4U] Trojan horse

[Randy B. Singer]

On Feb 27, 2012, at 8:01 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:

> <http://www.macworld.com/article/165534/2012/02/ 
> intego_finds_new_insidious_strain_of_mac_flashback_trojan_horse.html#l 
> src.nl_mwweek_h_cbstories>

It's already been patched:


>> Update (2/13/2012): On 2/10/2012, Intego announced a version of  
>> Flashback that could install itself without user assistance by  
>> taking advantage of Java vulnerabilities and a different social  
>> exploit. Fortunately, those vulnerabilities have already been  
>> patched, so just make sure you have run Software Update and  
>> applied any Java updates.

http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus/malware_catalog.php


> (Luckily, Macs running 10.7 Lion don’t have Java installed by  
> default, and those who have installed all available Java updates in  
> either Lion or 10.6 Snow Leopard are immune from such attacks.)

http://tidbits.com/article/12818

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Randy B. Singer
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Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
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