Half a million Mac users hit by Flashback virus

[globaldesigns]

HAHAHAHAHA.... Half a million Mac users hit by Flashback virus

It was a matter of time, now you Mac users are not safe anymore. HEHEHEHE

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/st...ac-trojan.html

[Nano]

AHHH MY IPOD IS HAVING FLASH BACKS!

seriously though, thats the first thing I have heard about macs getting in rough water

[jtbadco]

Hahahaha

PC's rule!!!

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Lol, watch now some antivirus company from nowhere will have a fix

[MarkoD]

"The virus is spread when computer users are tricked into visiting a compromised website, which then loads a malicious executable file (.exe) onto the user's computer."

Well it's a good thing macs don't open .exe files or this story could be an actual concern

[makana]

"On Tuesday, Apple finally released a Java patch for its newest operating systems, nearly two months after the Java problem was fixed for Windows, Linux and Unix, reported the Naked Security blog run by the U.K.-based security software company Sophos."

I'll stick with Linux thanks! All the security and none of the price.

Originally Posted by MarkoD

"The virus is spread when computer users are tricked into visiting a compromised website, which then loads a malicious executable file (.exe) onto the user's computer."

Well it's a good thing macs don't open .exe files or this story could be an actual concern

The Flashback trojan is actually loaded via a Java applet and exploits a Java security vulnerability that was first discovered and patched by Oracle over a month before Apple released their patch.

Don't kid yourselves fellow Mac users - we are FAR from immune from malware and this example is only one of the most public and widespread infections reported. There will be many, many more....