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New malware strain found to target Uyghur activists on the Mac

The bad news: There’s yet a new malware strain going around on the Mac. The good news: If you’re up to date, it’s not a concern. Per CNET, security company F-Secure has located spam e-mail laced with backdoor Trojan horse malware has been continuously delivered to members of Uyghur activist groups in an Advanced Persistent […]

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Adobe releases Flash Player 11.7.700.169

A hefty update is never unappreciated. On Wednesday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.7.700.169 for Mac OS X, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: Fixed Issues: – On Retina-enabled OS X devices, Flash applications are scaled incorrectly upon opening (3496539). -In AIR on iOS, loading a SWF […]

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CrossOver updated to 12.1

CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 12.1. The new version, a 75.7 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: WHAT’S NEW: – We have fixed a bug where certain users who chose “Register for all users of this computer” during CrossOver’s registration would […]

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Flashback trojan emerges as “LuckyCat” variant, exploit found to spread malware via Microsoft Word documents

You’ve got to hand it to whoever developed it: they’re persistent. Per SecureList, a new version of a backdoor trojan for Apple’s OS X operating system takes advantage of an exploit in Microsoft Word to spread. The latest variant of the attack known as “LuckyCat” was discovered and detailed by Costin Raiu, Kasperskky lab expert. […]