Comments on: Detect FlashBack Malware in Mac OS X the Easy Way

By: dfdthf

dfdthf — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:45:20 +0000

I use 10.5.6 and Apple no give me chance to lear system ;(

By: infected

infected — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:24:23 +0000

This is real.

I had to deal with my first one today!

By: Mr. Hilarious

Mr. Hilarious — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:33:37 +0000

I meant the whole “virus-situation” on the “Mac-side” of life

By: Al Varnell

Al Varnell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:37:21 +0000

This tool uses an out-of-date description of the current Flashback malware and will miss a couple of key component files. The “K” variant that has been in all the news is described in this document which was posted over a week ago: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_k.shtml .

By: Batan

Batan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:17:30 +0000

If you use Chrome you are immune, though Firefox is still vulnerable

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:33:16 +0000

This is definitely real. And while 600,000 maybe be a tiny percentage of mac users if you’re one of the 600,000 you’re unhappy about now. Our marketing director’s computer got it and it is a major problem. My question is about whether or not you’re immune if you don’t use Safari?

By: mike v

mike v — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:11:07 +0000

actually it was free!

By: Thoughts on the Flashback trojan fiasco - macography.net by Pietro Montalcino

Thoughts on the Flashback trojan fiasco - macography.net by Pietro Montalcino — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:50:24 +0000

[...] week, Mac users all over the world were alerted to check whether their Mac got infected by the Flashback malware [...]

By: Manchesterr

Manchesterr — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:49:56 +0000

After unzipping the file, right click it and select open, and it’ll work.

Mine did exactly the same as you described it. Tried it a few times, and it just bounced and closed when I clicked on it. But right clicking and selecting open worked a treat, and confirmed that I don’t have it.

By: Mr. Hilarious

Mr. Hilarious — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:20:38 +0000

Ooh, let’s scare some people (to SELL some Anti-Virus software)
Wheeling and dealing!

By: mike v

mike v — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:11:22 +0000

I had already checked with the Terminal commands and was clear. I also downloaded the Sophos AV as you suggested and ran a full scan, (which took about 6 hours!). One threat was found… Mal/CisDLod-A… which interestingly is a Trojan downloader which in a Windows environment would try to download a .exe file. This would install a bot to harvest stuff like banking info. I assume that it is harmless in OSX but interesting that I had it. BTW i’m not sure that there are billions of Macs in the world

By: Auss

Auss — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:45:34 +0000

I’m convinced this virus isn’t even real!

By: Macbook Owner

Macbook Owner — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:56:06 +0000

No, ran the terminal commands earlier through all browsers, and block most applets/flash/java from loading in my browser through extensions. The app introduced in this post however won’t work (and this isn’t the first time its happened, it does this with other apps as well occasionally).

By: cee202

cee202 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:51:44 +0000

ur infected?

By: Macbook Owner

Macbook Owner — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:26:35 +0000

Anyone know why whenever I try to open this program it just bounces in the dock. If I try to click it, it closes itself too. Running osx 10.7.3