Apple Mac users have been warned that a new Trojan virus is capable of infecting their computers and stealing passwords to services such as Google, PayPal and online banking.
The new malware is a particularly insidious strain of Flashback, a Trojan virus first discovered in September, and is said to be increasing the infection rate.
It tries to take covert control of Macs using three methods. Two exploit vulnerabilities in Java, a software language commonly used by websites to deliver interactive elements, and require no intervention from the user to succeed.
If Java is not installed or all its security patches are up-to-date, however, the new variant, Flashback.G, attempts to trick users into installing it by presenting a fake security certificate that looks like it comes from Apple, according to Intego, a computer security firm.
Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ricks-Apple-Mac-users-to-steal-passwords.html
The new malware is a particularly insidious strain of Flashback, a Trojan virus first discovered in September, and is said to be increasing the infection rate.
It tries to take covert control of Macs using three methods. Two exploit vulnerabilities in Java, a software language commonly used by websites to deliver interactive elements, and require no intervention from the user to succeed.
If Java is not installed or all its security patches are up-to-date, however, the new variant, Flashback.G, attempts to trick users into installing it by presenting a fake security certificate that looks like it comes from Apple, according to Intego, a computer security firm.
Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ricks-Apple-Mac-users-to-steal-passwords.html
