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600,000 Macs infected with Flashback trojan, 274 in Cupertino; how to check your Mac

The Flashback Trojan is the culprit here, but is nothing new. The Trojan first appeared disguised as a Flash installer last September, and disabled Mac OS Xs built in malware protections. This version makes its way into Macs through a Java vulnerability, and is loaded onto unpatched Macs without interaction from the user. Apple on Tuesday released Java for OS X 2012-001. It is available via Software Update and also via standalone installers for Mac 10.6 Snow Leopard and OS X 10.7 Lion.”]

Source: https://macdailynews.com/2012/04/05/600000-macs-infected-with-flashback-trojan-274-in-cupertino-how-to-check-your-mac/

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