How Flashback Malware Infects Macs – Infographic
The Mac Flashback malware is a threat still actively circulating in the Mac world. During the past month, we’ve...
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Apple Releases Two Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Security Updates
While Apple only currently supports the last two versions of its operating system - 10.7 and 10.6 - the...
Is It Safe to Update Software When You’re in a Hotel? The FBI Says No
The FBI recommends that you don't update software when in a hotel, or on other public Wi-Fi networks. Why...
Flashback Mac Malware: Number of Infected Macs Not Decreasing (Update)
Intego's statistics regarding Macs infected by the Flashback malware suggest that the number of infected Macs is not decreasing....
What is Flashback?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about what Flashback is doing, or what it’s capable of doing....
Where Does the Flashback Malware Come From?
In which we examine where Mac users "catch" the Flashback malware...
New Flashback Variant Continues Java Attack, Installs Without Password
Intego has discovered a new variant of the Flashback malware, Flashback.S, which continues to use a Java vulnerability that...
DNS Redirection Protects Against Flashback Malware, Leads to False Infection Rates
Intego has discovered that Flashback infection rates are being misjudged because of DNS redirection for command and control servers...
Flashback Mac Infection Rates Underestimated
Intego has determined that the numbers of infected Macs provided by several security companies are incorrect, and that they...
New SabPab Variant Uses Word Files to Infect Macs
New variants of the SabPab backdoor that we recently wrote about have been found using Word documents to deliver...