[for-q-clinton]

And so it begins...if you own a mac please by a 3rd party AV solution to protect your machine.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Just had an Apple software update for Java that said it removed malware.

Was that bogus?

[GOP Poet]

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[BigSkyFreeper]

If you disable Java system-wide, your safe. Ways to disable Java: http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/07/tips-secure-mac-from-virus-trojan/

[Swordmaker]

Another variation of the JAVA exploit... contrary to the breathless tone of this article, this one is ALSO handled by simply turning OFF JAVA... and is based on a 2009 EXPLOIT that was patched by Apple in 2009!—PING!

Note, also that, contrary to the article, the Flashback NEVER, EVER infected 600,000 Macs, and the number was reduced to 227K, ADMITTED BY KASPERSKY, if even that! The number was ESTIMATED, and we are STILL not finding ANYONE in the real world who claims to have been infected! Where are the infected Macs????

This version requires an even OLDER unpatched version of JAVA... SHEESH!

Can you say "Proof of Concept?"

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[Jeff Chandler]

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[Swordmaker]

Prior to that launch, it was believed that 270,000 Macs were infected with the Trojan, down significantly from its height.

That is a BS statement... re-analyzing the data provided by Doctor Web, it was found that they had exaggerated the threat by quite a bit... and that the number was 227,313 IF THAT... since no one is finding any infected machines in the WILD!

Doctor Web was claiming that you could submit your Mac's UUID to them and have them check with the CONTROL SERVER for the MacBOT to find out if you were infected, but KNOWN clean machines so submitted to their automatic checking site, some without JAVA being installed at all, were being reported as being members of the botnet!, including brand new Macs, right out of the box!

This—combined with the dearth of infected machines being reported on all the forums—pretty much proves the botnet a hoax in my book—made up of artificially generated UUIDs from the known range assigned to Apple Macs!

[norwaypinesavage]

It looks like the Apple is starting to get worms. I guess it’s becoming time to pitch the Apple and get PCs which have much more mature and developed exploit removal tools.