New Mac Attack - make sure your security is up to date!
Security News Daily reports that a new strain of an older Mac Trojan Horse has been detected in the wild. It steals passwords and other information, and is easily prevented. However, for the unsuspecting soul, it poses as a valid request by the Mac OS for approval by the user, and then installs itself.
To prevent this bug from getting you, there are several things you need to do and know. Firstly, make sure you have a first-rate Internet security package on your Mac. I continue to recommend ESET Cybersecurity for Mac. It's inexpensive and first rate.
Secondly, make sure your Java is up to date. Go to the apple symbol in the upper-left corner of your screen, click, and select "Software Update...". When it has finished scanning your Mac, which may take a minute or so, it will either tell you there are no new updates, or it will tell you there are updates to install. Click the "Show Details" button, and it will give you a list. If a Java update is listed, make sure the check box has a check mark.
To prevent this bug from getting you, there are several things you need to do and know. Firstly, make sure you have a first-rate Internet security package on your Mac. I continue to recommend ESET Cybersecurity for Mac. It's inexpensive and first rate.
Secondly, make sure your Java is up to date. Go to the apple symbol in the upper-left corner of your screen, click, and select "Software Update...". When it has finished scanning your Mac, which may take a minute or so, it will either tell you there are no new updates, or it will tell you there are updates to install. Click the "Show Details" button, and it will give you a list. If a Java update is listed, make sure the check box has a check mark.
Click the blue "Install" button at the bottom right corner of the window.
When it is finished, make sure you check again for updates. Sometimes installing an update requires a second be installed, or one update requires that others are installed first. Keep checking until you are told there are no more updates available.
Always, ALWAYS run updates if your system pops up a message saying they are available. Also, make sure all Java updates and Adobe updates are installed when they pop up. Don't wait.
There is a third way to avoid this bug (and you have to do all three!). Sometimes you are asked by the Mac operating system to allow or deny some process to access the system. You will NEVER be asked to allow Apple to make changes. So, if you see a pop up asking you to allow Apple to make changes, DENY the request.
There are no guarantees, but if you follow these three procedures, you just might stay safe for a while.
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When it is finished, make sure you check again for updates. Sometimes installing an update requires a second be installed, or one update requires that others are installed first. Keep checking until you are told there are no more updates available.
Always, ALWAYS run updates if your system pops up a message saying they are available. Also, make sure all Java updates and Adobe updates are installed when they pop up. Don't wait.
There is a third way to avoid this bug (and you have to do all three!). Sometimes you are asked by the Mac operating system to allow or deny some process to access the system. You will NEVER be asked to allow Apple to make changes. So, if you see a pop up asking you to allow Apple to make changes, DENY the request.
There are no guarantees, but if you follow these three procedures, you just might stay safe for a while.
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Posted by Sid Plait at 2/25/2012 2:46 PM 
Categories: Malware, Cybercriminals, Macintosh, All, Internet, Computers, Identity Theft, Apple, Bad News!, TBGs - The Bad Guys
Tags: ESET CyberSecurity for Mac ESET Mac security ESET Security News Daily Mac trojan
Categories: Malware, Cybercriminals, Macintosh, All, Internet, Computers, Identity Theft, Apple, Bad News!, TBGs - The Bad Guys
Tags: ESET CyberSecurity for Mac ESET Mac security ESET Security News Daily Mac trojan
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