Earlier this week I posted about a potentially harmful piece of malware for Mac computers. There’s good news today for Mac users. Apple has officially released a new java update which hopes to bring flashback trojan Mac fix that users have long waited for. According to estimates, over 600,000 Mac computers around the world were infected by flashback trojan. The new java update finally plugs that dreadful hole.
It was back in September of 2011 that the very first version of flashback trojan started making rounds. This trojan happens to be part of a pre-existing malware family targeted for Mac OS X computers. Apple has since then released a number of software updates which had so far been unable to pull the plug on flashback once and for all.
There’s a rathr horrific reality to keep in mind here. Flashback trojan connects infected Mac computers to a botnet which can then be used by hackers as well as cyber criminals to install additional malicious models on the aforementioned number of infected computers. So you can see why it was imperative for Apple to release an update that will put an end to all of this.
Mac OS X computers are generally safe from common types of malware and spyware, the kind which easily targets Windows PC users. For long, this fact has been used as a satisfying argument by Mac lovers against Windows users. However in recent months, Mac OS X malware related incidents have gradually grown which lead us to believe that hackers and cyber criminals might just be shifting their priorities towards Apple’s operating system now.
The release notes for this Java update are very concise. In a nutshell, this update is described in the following way: “This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.” That’s pretty short and sweet. This particular update has been aptly named as Java for OS X 2012-003.
Many third party developers as well as security firms developed their own softwares which claimed to find if your Mac was infected by flashback. Some of these utilities claimed to remove flashback from the computers as well. Popular security firm Kaspersky launched an impromptu website yesterday using which Mac owners could really know for sure whether or not their computer was affected. If it was, Kaspersky was offering a free trial version of it’s software which is capable of removing flashback trojan from the system.
There’s no need to use any third party service now though. It is imperative that you update your Mac OS X computer right now in order to secure your computer from any imminent security or malware related threat.
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