Get checked: Is my Mac Infected with FlashBack? - http://flashbackcheck.com
It's been a few years since it was discovered, but some ignore the warning and still use Mac OS X without an updated OS or an anti-malware solution. In January 2014, Intego released a blog post stating 22,000 Apple machines are still infected with the Trojan, it is still alive in the wild.
So, What is FlashBack? - http://flashbackcheck.com/what-is-flashback.html
FlashBack, also known as FlashFake is malware for the Mac OS X operating system. It was first detected in September 2011, but by March 2012, more than 600,000 computers were infected. If infected your Apple computer becomes part of a botnet, allowing cybercriminals to install additional malicious modules without user consent. According to Wikipedia, it's a Java vulnerability in Mac OS X.
FlashBack Removal Tool(s) -
Apple - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1517
Kaspersky - http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/flashfake_removal_tool.zip
F-Secure - http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/FlashbackRemoval.zip
It's been a few years since it was discovered, but some ignore the warning and still use Mac OS X without an updated OS or an anti-malware solution. In January 2014, Intego released a blog post stating 22,000 Apple machines are still infected with the Trojan, it is still alive in the wild.
So, What is FlashBack? - http://flashbackcheck.com/what-is-flashback.html
FlashBack, also known as FlashFake is malware for the Mac OS X operating system. It was first detected in September 2011, but by March 2012, more than 600,000 computers were infected. If infected your Apple computer becomes part of a botnet, allowing cybercriminals to install additional malicious modules without user consent. According to Wikipedia, it's a Java vulnerability in Mac OS X.
FlashBack Removal Tool(s) -
Apple - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1517
Kaspersky - http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/flashfake_removal_tool.zip
F-Secure - http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/FlashbackRemoval.zip
