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Oxford University IT staff 'somewhat overwhelmed by Mac malware'

In a pair of candid blog posts, a member of Oxford’s network security staff says the Flashback malware episode is the worst they’ve seen since the Blaster worm of 2003. And Apple is “making minimal effort” and “putting customers at risk.”
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Apple Has Flashback Malware Removal Tool in the Oven

Technology : Techland: News (last year)

Don't think Apple's done enough, after two Java-related security patches, to address a much-reported Mac malware vulnerability? The company says it has new safeguarding measures in the offing. Read Post

Malware creates half a million dirty Macs

Technology : Geeks are Sexy (last year)

If you somehow still believed that Apple computers are immune to malware, it’s time to get real. A security researcher is reporting that more than half a million Macs have been infected with a Trojan known as Backdoor.Flashback. Acc... Read Post

Whoops: Symantec was wrong, some 650K Macs still infected with Flashback

Technology : The Next Web Blog (last year)

After a report Wednesday from security company Symantec put the number of Macs affected by the Flashback malware at just 140k, it appeared that Apple’s Java patch was working to... Read Post


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