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URGENT! Serious Trojan threat for OSX!

post #1 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:06pm
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Fix your browsers, kick out Java, and check 'Software Update'.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/securit...405-1we6x.html
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post #2 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:12pm
You're several days behind the times.

Also behind the fix. This isn't even an issue at all.
PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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PhilBoogie
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post #3 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:19pm
That's why all of my computers are behind a hardware firewall with virus protection. My router has been filtering out this guy out for months. Old news but thanks for notifying anyone who thinks that their Macs can't catch a cold. The more Apple becomes popular the more hackers become interest in putting Apple in their place.
I've seen things you little people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion bright as magnesium. I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched c-beams glitter in the...
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I've seen things you little people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion bright as magnesium. I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched c-beams glitter in the...
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post #4 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by Relic View Post

That's why all of my computers are behind a hardware firewall with virus protection. My router has been filtering out this guy out for months. Old news but thanks for notifying anyone who thinks that their Macs can't catch a cold. The more Apple becomes popular the more hackers become interest in putting Apple in their place.

According to the reports, if you have EVER had Little Snitch installed (even the free trial and even if you're not using it now) then you don't have to worry about this.
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post #5 of 11
4/5/12 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

You're several days behind the times.

Ref?

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Also behind the fix. This isn't even an issue at all.

Ref?
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post #6 of 11
4/6/12 at 2:17am
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No ref?

Why isn't that surprising...
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post #7 of 11
4/6/12 at 7:35am
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Originally Posted by AlvarezLuis View Post

No ref? Why isn't that surprising...

You're too lazy to read the other threads here? Or look at the links on our main page?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...ty_update.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...worldwide.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...this_week.html
PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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post #8 of 11
4/7/12 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

You're too lazy to read the other threads here? Or look at the links on our main page?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...ty_update.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...worldwide.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...this_week.html

You call yourself a 'Moderator'? A 'Global Moderator', no less? Well, instead of smugly sending everybody on a wild goose chase I think your dear forum readers are better served with real information and a real solution. For instance like so:

How to check whether your OSX is infected by Flashback.I, and if it is, how to nuke that mother!

You're welcome...
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post #9 of 11
4/8/12 at 2:37am
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Bump for laggards.
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post #10 of 11
4/8/12 at 6:43am
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Originally Posted by AlvarezLuis View Post

Bump for laggards.

Please don't do this.
PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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PhilBoogie
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post #11 of 11
4/8/12 at 6:19pm
I thought Macs were virus-proof.
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