A new Mac trojan is inserting ads into Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, says a Russian security firm, Doctor Web. Nicknamed “Trojan.Yontoo.1,” the malware is so far being distributed through movie trailer pages, which prompt people to download a browser plugin, a media player, a video enhancer, or a download accelerator. When launched, the malware asks […]
Apple, on Tuesday, was the victim of hackers from Eastern Europe. The company said that a “small number” of computers were hacked inside the company. The attack was possible because of a Java Security hole that the hackers exploited. Apple then issued an update for all known Macs to help its customers avoid the same […]
A new piece of malware is targeting Mac, Windows, and Linux users all at the same time, note security firms F-Secure and Sophos. The code pretends to be a needed add-on; in reality victims are opening up a Java Archive file, which then detects the platform a person is using before connecting to a remote server to […]
It has been reported that a Trojan Horse (called “Flashback”) created specifically for the Mac has infected around 600K computers worldwide. Russian antivirus company Dr. Web issued a report on Wednesday noting that 550,000 computers running OS X had been infected by BackDoor.Flashback variants of the virus, as highlighted by ArsTechnica. Security firm Intego publicized the Flashback trojan last September. Some […]
