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A history of Mac Malware from 1982 to 2011

April 26, 2012

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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How do I know if I get a dialog box to update Flash is legit?

April 23, 2012

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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24 Multi-Touch Gestures for Mac OS X

April 20, 2012

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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How can you secure files you send or share?

April 19, 2012

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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How do you know if a Flash Update notification is legit?

April 19, 2012

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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Checking for the new SabPub malware in OS X

April 16, 2012

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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Another Java trojan for Mac discovered, this time through Microsoft Word

April 16, 2012

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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10 Simple Tips for Boosting The Security Of Your Mac

April 16, 2012

Thanks to Costin Raiu, Kaspersky Lab Expert posting on SecureList At the moment, there are more than 100 million Mac OS X users around the world. The number has grown switfly during the past years we expect this growth to continue. Until recently, Mac OS X malware was a somehow limited category and included trojans [...]

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Flashback malware removal tool roundup

April 13, 2012

Originally posted by Topher Kessler, on MacFixIt 4.13.12 In the past week, a number of reputable companies have released tools to automatically remove the Flashback malware from OS X systems. The Apple community is tackling the Flashback malware threat for OS X. Despite these efforts, the malware is still out there with the potential to [...]

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Java update from Apple contains Flashback removal tool

April 13, 2012

Apple promised, and they delivered. The latest updates to Java, Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8, contains the removal tool, as well as disabling automatic execution of Java applets by default. You can choose to renable automatic applet execution if you choose… after a while (not [...]

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