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It seems that cybercriminals never take a break. With each new week comes more viruses to deal with and more vulnerabilities to address.
OS X was hit with one of the worst attacks ever earlier this month with the Flashback trojan. Apple has since released a patch to get rid of it, but it seems like another Mac trojan is hot on its heels and infecting machines that haven't installed the patch yet.
Mac Users, Beware: New Flashback Trojan Variant is Stealthier and Deadlier
Gone are the days when the Mac was a virtually virus-proof machine. This fact was cemented with the Flashback trojan outbreak that infected over 600,000 machines at its peak. Apple and anti-virus firms have since released patches and trojan removal tools to helps users get rid of the virus.
But the attacks are far from over. Security firm Intego recently discovered a new variant of Flashback, which it has dubbed as Flashback.S. Intego explains that it's a more dangerous strain because it's stealthier and installs automatically without prompting the user for a password.
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