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OSX_FLASHBCK: A Backlash to Apple’s Popularity?

13

Apr

2012

The Flashback malware discovered last week is raising doubts over the security of the Mac platform. The Trojan, detected by Trend Micro as OSX_FLASHBCK.AB, continues to be a hot topic in the computing industry and it opposes Apple’s own concept that their Mac OS are threat-proof. But this attack, along with an onslaught of malware […]

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BackDoor.Flashback.39 epidemic chronology

11

Apr

2012

The news of the outbreak of BackDoor.Flashback.39 that has infected over 650 000 computers running Mac OS X quickly spread throughout the world, causing a strong public response. The Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web that was the first to issue a warning concerning this threat presents the brief BackDoor.Flashback.39 outbreak chronology. February 2012 Oracle released […]

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OSX.Flashback Rises on Java Vulnerability

07

Apr

2012

Recent media reports about the OSX.Flashback malware have put the size of the botnet at over 600,000. The botnet is believed to have reached this size by using vulnerabilities such as the Oracle Java SE Remote Java Runtime Environment Denial Of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0507, BID 51261) to spread the malware through exploit kits like Blackhole. […]

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