Early versions of it prompted Mac users to enter their password before it would run, but the most recent strains will happily infect vulnerable Mac systems without requiring a password, writes Ars Technica, among others. Dr.Web's post is available in its Google translated version here.įlashback is an increasingly sophisticated malware strain that sniffs network traffic in search of user names and passwords. Apple's marketing efforts are at least partially responsible for this."). The revelations come from Russian security firm Dr.Web, which reports that the Flashback Trojan has successfully infected more than 550,000 Macs (hat tip to Adrian Sanabria who wrote on his blog "(.) many Mac users have been lured into a false sense of security, and will be, or may already be, in for a rude awakening.
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