Ok, so maybe crime DOES pay… Per Symantec’s company blog, the malware known as “Flashback” that was believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may have paid out as much as US$10,000 a day to its authors. The estimate comes from Symantec, which said in a post to its official blog that the […]
Tag: Flash Player
I think this is where an awesome montage scene of productivity/progress begins in an 80s movie. Or at least the cast involves vows to achieve a long-term goal. Apple revealed on Tuesday that it is currently developing software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has infected an estimated 600,000 Macs worldwide. The company […]
Well, you’ve gotta admit, they’re persistent. Per Macworld and F-Secure, the Flashback Mac trojan uncovered by security firm Intego last year can now infect your computer from little more than a visit to a website. Originally, Flashback masqueraded as an installer for Adobe’s Flash Player. Since then, the malware has changed tacks at last once […]
When in doubt, try something new. Per Macworld, a new variant of the password-stealing Flashback malware aimed at Macs has emerged, the new software attempting to install itself after a user visits an infected website, according to new research. Flashback, discovered by security vendor Intego last September, is engineered to steal passwords for websites, including […]
Late Wednesday, Adobe released its Flash Player 11.1.102.62 release candidate for Mac OS X. The update, a 10.7 megabyte download via MacUpdate, includes the following fixes and changes: – Multithreaded Video Decoding (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)* – This release introduces a new fully multithreaded video decoding pipeline which resolves a number of legacy playback issues. […]