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Both Mac and Windows are Targeted at Once

24

Apr

2012

Symantec Security Response, along with some other security vendors, reported the discovery of the OSX.Flashback malware recently patched by Apple. Many people may be surprised to learn the infection volume is reported at over 600,000 computers. On a new front, we have recently identified new Java Applet malware, which uses the Oracle Java SE Remote […]

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OSX.Flashback.K – Suffering a Slashback – Infections Down to 270,000

11

Apr

2012

OSX.Flashback initially arrived on the scene in late 2011. It has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a social-engineering scam trying to pass off as a fake Flash update using digital certificates purporting to come from Apple. Flashback is now leveraging the latest Java vulnerability (BID 52161 – Oracle Java SE Remote […]

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AVG CodeWord: Patch – Week 11

20

Mar

2012

Microsoft urges firms to apply ‘critical’ security patch for March 2012 Continuing our series of posts on activity in the patch arena, today we highlight Microsoft’s latest critical bulletin which has been issued to urge businesses running Windows XP Service Pack 3 (and later versions through to Windows 7) to apply the update made available […]

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