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Mac Users, Beware: New Flashback Trojan Variant is Stealthier and Deadlier

By Hazel Chua | April 27, 2012 @ 1:22 pm

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.

Trojan Alert: SabPab Backdoor Exploiting Mac Java and MS Word Vulnerabilities

By Hazel Chua | April 25, 2012 @ 12:31 pm

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 Infected with Flashback? Newly-Released Apple Tool Will Help You Get Rid of It

By Hazel Chua | April 13, 2012 @ 11:57 am

It's the end of a virus-free era for Macs everywhere. Earlier this month, it was reported that a trojan called Flashback infected over 600,000 machines by exploiting a security hole in Java. Once the Mac is infected, the virus monitors the user's network traffic to steal personal information like user names and passwords.

Flashback has been around since September 2011, but this latest strain has caused the worst outbreak yet for Macs.