TidBITS: Beware the Morphing Flashback Malware

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27 Feb 2012
by Adam C. Engst

As TidBITS Security Editor Rich Mogull wrote in "Gatekeeper Slams the Door on Mac Malware Epidemics" (16 February 2012), the most significant security hole on the Mac stems from users being tricked into installing something malicious, and once OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion sees widespread adoption later this year, Mac users will have additional protection from at least malicious downloaded applications.

But even Gatekeeper won’t protect from malware that worms its way into Macs in other ways, such as Flashback, malware that may have started out life masquerading as a Flash Player installer but can now infect Macs through sneakier means. (Thanks to TidBITS sponsor Intego for many of the details in this article, which Intego was the first to publish in its Mac Security Blog.)

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