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New OS X 'KitM.A' malware discovered, mostly impotent

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1212/Apple-security-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Jacob Appelbaum, the OSX/KitM.A is a backdoor application which launches on boot and captures screenshots on a regular basis, which are then dumped in a folder.&...]]>

Report: iOS app has accidental malware, but not a threat to users

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:04:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367900243_SimplyGames-SimplyFindIt-malware-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />inside an iOS app, but the code has turned out to be harmless. The app in question is called "security through obscurity." No, they'd s...]]>

Adobe issues 'emergency' Flash update to stop new malware

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1302/Adobe-Flash-YesAGAIN-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />update Flash on both the Mac and Windows platform in order to fix two new vulnerabilities already being exploited "in the wild" to spread malware. One of the ta...]]>

Microsoft, Symantec take down central Bamital botnet servers

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:36:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/MSE-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />order to seize the network's controlling servers. The network, dedicated to redirecting users of computers infected with malware to incorrect sear...]]>

Microsoft Security Essentials fails anti-virus security test

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:09:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/MSE-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Security Essentials, the anti-virus and anti-malware software supplied by Microsoft has failed in anti-virus certification tests. Out of 25 consumer antivirus programs tested by independent laboratory Java is being used online by hackers, according to security researchers. The 0-day exploit has also reportedly been included in two malware toolkits used by hackers, wi...]]>

Report: new Mac malware hides as fake software installer

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:50:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355295969_Malware-VKM-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />warning about a new malware threat for the Mac, which masquerades as an installer for various types of software. Doctor We...]]>

Adobe reveals details of two-month-old server intrusion

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:04:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348798837_adobecloud-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />warned today that an internal digital code signing server was hacked by "sophisticated threat actors" focusing on Adobe. The early-July hack led to the compilation of a minimum of two malicious files that were digitally signe...]]>

Intego unveils iOS version of VirusBarrier as preventative

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:29:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/Intego-VirusBarrier-iOS-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intego has created an iOS version of its malware scanner