Kaspersky’s peak infection numbers were 670,000, a verification of the 600,000 figure put out by Dr Web last week. 300,000 of the infections were in the US, 94,000 in Canada, 47,000 UK, 42,000 Australians. Apple has issued a Java update for OS X v10.7 and Mac X v.6, recommending that those running earlier versions simply disable the software altogether through the browser. The company has also said it is planning to issue a tool to detect and remove Flashback.”]

