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Apple releases Mac OS X version 10.6.8 with many security fixes

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Jun

2011

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.8 for Snow Leopard (Security Update 2011-004). Among many improvements it also addresses many security vulnerabilities in the operating system. The 10.6.8 release also protects against the latest Mac Defender malware and its known variants, including “Mac Security”, “Mac Protector” and “MacGuard”. This problem was initially addressed in the […]

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Obfuscated IP addresses and Affiliate IDs in Mac FakeAV

10

Jun

2011

The current wave of Mac OS X FakeAV infection follows a three-step process. To those familiar with Windows-based FakeAV, the pattern in this infection chain is quite familiar. Displays a “scanning page” from poisoned Google searches Prompts a download of a .ZIP which contains a .PKG installer. This installer installs a downloader. The downloader downloads […]

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Fake anti-viruses for MAC, new 64-bit rootkits, and other “surprises” of May

09

Jun

2011

The emergence of the fake anti-virus best known as MacDefender may be considered the most important cyber-threat event in May. While fake anti-viruses for Windows have become commonplace, counterfeit anti-malware for Mac OS X is still a novelty, especially when on the scale of an epidemic. Yet the discovery of rootkits targeting 64-bit Windows systems […]

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