Sophos has a blog called NakedSecurity, and posted a history of Mac malware last October. Considering the recent Flash trojan variants, and all the recent news about security issues, I found it instructive to see how attacks on the Mac (and the Apple II before it) happened and what was done to prevent problems for [...]
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Posted by Matt Shultz on Macintouch Working with a Genius at the Apple Store, we came up with a solid work-around for an issue (that I hope will become a recognized bug) in Address Book 6.1 under Lion 10.7.3. Deleting members of a group does not effectively remove those members from receiving email. Apparently, AB [...]
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Adobe Flash Player Install Manager (the application) checks for updates automatically, and will present you with a window asking if you want to continue with the install. That’s a legitimate application from Adobe. If you see something that looks like a Flash Player install window, and the app name is not exactly Adobe Flash Player [...]
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OSXDaily posted today a list of 24 multi-touch gestures used by Mac OS X and compatible hardware… newer Mac laptops and touch pads, and commonly used Mac apps. Finder, Mission Control, and Desk top Push Windows Aside to Show Desktop – Four Finger Spread Activate Mission Control – Four Finger Swipe up Switch Desktops & [...]
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One question I’ve heard a lot recently is “how can I securely send or share files, so only the person intended can read them?” One solution is Dropkey, currently available on the Mac App Store for $19.99. Check here to see the web site and download a trial, and let me know how you like [...]
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MacFixIt’s Topher Kessler has a great post addressing this. I highly suggest you read it carefully. In part: if you are browsing the Web and see a notice pop up about the need to update Reader, there are several things you can do. 1. Do not trust it Immediately be skeptical of any automatic software [...]
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Exerpted from MacFixIt This new minimum-threat malware development for OS X copies Flashback and suggests criminals jump on opportunistic bubbles. Recently the Flashback malware attacks on OS X gained headlines, not because of the presence of the Trojan, which had been around for some months prior to the increase in attention, but rather because it [...]
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from tuaw.com 04.16.12 Just days after Apple released its official Flashback trojan patch, another Java trojan has been discovered that could possibly infect Macs. The trojan is known as “LuckyCat.” As Kaspersky Lab Expert Costin Raiu explains in a blog post (see my previous post), LuckyCat takes advantage of an exploit in Microsoft Word that [...]
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