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Flashback Trojan maker missed out on fraudulent ad click payout

Flashback Trojan maker missed out on fraudulent ad click payout
  • Posted May 17, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • At the height of the Flashback Trojan, experts say it spread to more than 600,000 Macs worldwide. Aside from being a pain in the rear end of those who were infected, it was estimated that the author could be generating…

Apple releases Flashback Trojan patch for OS X 10.5 Leopard

Apple releases Flashback Trojan patch for OS X 10.5 Leopard
  • Posted May 15, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Apple released a patch for the much-publicized Flashback Trojan back in April covering the most recent versions of its operating system, OS X 10.7 “Lion” and the almost three-year-old 10.6 “Snow Leopard”. That still left a number Mac owners running…

More than 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback Trojan downloader

More than 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback Trojan downloader
  • Posted April 5, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Investigations by Russian antivirus firm Dr. Web have concluded that more than 600,000 Mac computers are currently infected by the new strain of Flashback Trojan, with a massive 56.6% of the total infected machines believed to be in the US…

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