Last Week a Flashback Virus infected Apple computers, and the World was up in arms, because Apple generally doesn’t get infected!! But Apple being the leading company in the world, has now made it Clear, They aren’t having it!!! Hit the Jump to be in the know.
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I always tell anyone important to me, “Make sure your software is up-to-date” That is always the start to staying safe!! Now that’s been said, Apple let’s it be known, the Virus that has infected Apple user’s did NOT get in from an Apple flaw, but from a Javascript flaw, and Everybody uses Javascript for and and all On-line movement!!! Here’s the statement;
About Flashback malware
Summary
A recent version of malicious software called Flashback exploits a security flaw in Java in order to install itself on Macs.
Products Affected
Java, Mac OS X 10.6, OS X Lion
A recent version of malicious software called Flashback exploits a security flaw in Java in order to install itself on Macs.
Apple released a Java update on April 3, 2012 that fixes the Java security flaw for systems running OS X v10.7 and Mac OS X v10.6. By default, your Mac automatically checks for software updates every week, but you can change that setting in Software Update preferences. You can also run Software Update at any time to manually check for the latest updates.
Apple is developing software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware.
In addition to the Java vulnerability, the Flashback malware relies on computer servers hosted by the malware authors to perform many of its critical functions. Apple is working with ISPs worldwide to disable this command and control network.
Additional Information
For Macs running Mac OS X v10.5 or earlier, you can better protect yourself from this malware by disabling Java in your web browser(s) preferences.
