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More Mac Malware Exploiting Java

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Apr

2012

Reports of new Mac malware variants exploiting CVE-2012-0507 surfaced last week. The Java vulnerability is the same one used by Flashback to infect more than 600 thousand Macs. The first new threat was analyzed by the folks at Trend Micro. The Java applet for Mac actually exploits CVE-2012-0507, and if successful, the payload is the […]

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OSX_FLASHBCK: A Backlash to Apple’s Popularity?

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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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Malware Targeting Windows and MAC OSX

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Apr

2012

Malware is getting more and more sophisticated as the days goes by. Windows platform is the usual target for infection of malware authors but this time they add one more target platform, Mac OSX. Recently, another Tibetan-themed malware has been discovered which takes advantage of a patched Java Vulnerability (CVE-2011-3544). When a user unknowingly visits […]

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