Guest LilBambi Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs Computerworld A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware was uncovered yesterday by the French security firm Intego.Flashback.S, which Intego described Monday, uses the same Java vulnerability as an earlier version that has infected an estimated 820,000 Macs since its appearance and still plagues over 600,000 machines. But unlike Flashback.K, the variant that first surfaced last month and has caused consternation among Mac users, Flashback.S never asks the victim to enter an administrative password for installation, but instead relies only on the silent exploit of the Java bug to sneak onto the system. “The differences are very subtle,” Peter James, a spokesman for Intego, said in an interview Tuesday. “There’s no password request [by Flashback.S]. More at the 2 page article at Computerworld above. I did a follow up article about this on my FransComputerServices Blog here with some alternatives to heavy handed antivirus programs with real time scanning. At least at this time with Macs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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