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“Dockster” trojan for the Mac goes into the wild, plays on the same Java vulnerability as “Flashback”

Ok, this shouldn’t be happening again. Per F-Secure, a new piece of malware that takes advantage of a well-documented Java vulnerability has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, with the trojan able to install itself on an unwitting Mac user’s computer to capture keystrokes and other sensitive data. Dubbed “Dockster,” the […]

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Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 11

Never knock a good Java update. On Tuesday, Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 11, a Java update for its Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) operating system. The update, an 81.9 megabyte download, uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click […]

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Apple releases Java 2012-006 update for Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 operating systems

Ya can’t knock a useful Java update. On Tuesday, Apple released its Java 2012-006 update for its Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) operating systems. The update, a 67 megabyte download, uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click […]

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Apple Security Update 2012-004 out the door for Mac OS X 10.6.x operating systems

You can’t go wrong with a timely security update. Late Wednesday, Apple released Security Update 2012-004, the company’s most recent security update for its Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) operating systems. The update, a 2.36 megabyte download, offers a series of fixes and changes detailed here. Security Update 2012-004 requires an Intel-based Mac running […]

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Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 10, Java for OS X Lion 2012-005

If there’s a Java update out there, it might be worth snagging. Per the cool cats at The Mac Observer, Apple updated Java for OS X Lion and Mountain Lion Wednesday with the release of Java for OS X 2012-005 along with the release of Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 10. The […]