{"id":425,"date":"2012-04-13T11:22:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T10:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2012-04-13T11:22:30","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T10:22:30","slug":"flashback-checker-tool-detects-flashback-mac-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.silicontechnix.com\/?p=425","title":{"rendered":"FlashBack Checker – Tool Detects Flashback Mac Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Mac developer has posted a tool that detects a Flashback malware infection on Apple's computers. Last week we posted about, More than 600000 Macs system infected with Flashback Botnet<\/font>. That's slightly more than 1 percent of all 45 million Macs in the world still a relatively small number, but a worrisome one for Mac users, as the tally of infected machines continues to grow<\/p>\n

Apple has released new security updates that check for and remove the common Flashback malware variants.
\n\tI highly encourage Snow Leopard and Lion users to run Software Update and get the official Apple tool.
\n\thttp:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT5247<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\tFlashback checker runs the tests described in the F-Secure Bulletins:
\n\thttp:\/\/www.f-secure.com\/v-descs\/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_i.shtml<\/a>
\n\thttp:\/\/www.f-secure.com\/v-descs\/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_k.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

\tDownload Flashback Checker 1.0: https:\/\/github.com\/downloads\/jils\/FlashbackChecker\/FlashbackChecker.1.0.zip<\/a><\/p>\n

\t**Note** This utility checks and reports the presence of Flashback malware,
\n\tit does _not_ remove it!<\/p>\n

\tNo affiliation with F-Secure.<\/p>\n

\tSupports 10.5 and up, PPC and Intel clients.
\n\tJuan I. Leon
\n\tApril 6th, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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