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He said that Microsoft faced similar issues some 10 years back and theyвЂ™ve drastically changed their update and fix generation schedules. This allowed the Flashback trojan to take advantage of the Java bug and spread across the web. Apple is criticised for taking as long as three months to release bug fixes. Apple has come under attack by Kaspersky in the past for their delayed bug and security fixes. Kaspersky said that malware writers would still target Windows as itвЂ™s by far the most used platform.ДЄppleвЂ™s troubles only start here as Kaspersky thinks theyвЂ™ll soon have to start releasing updates more frequently as more malware writers see the success of the Flashback trojan. AppleвЂ™s Mac sales grew some 7 percent in comparison to the last quarter for example.

AppleвЂ™s Macs have recently gained a lot of popularity, malware writers have noticed this and decided to make malware targeted at it.

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Flashback he said was able to get through because it asked the user to install itself, without any of the existing alert systems blocking the request. Kaspersky went on to say that there was no difference between Mac and Windows and that it was always possible to make malware for Macs. He said that the Flashback trojan attack was first of many attacks that could follow directed at the now popular operating system

To make matters worse, Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO, Kaspersky Lab told CBR in an interview that Apple was 10 years behind Microsoft when it came to security. AppleвЂ™s products have been considered to be extremely secure and that image seems to have been tarnished ever since the recent trojan attack.

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He recent Flashback trojan attack on Mac OS X is said to have infected some 6,00,000 Macs around the world and itвЂ™s not good news for Apple. This Trojan affects Mac users and is capable of stealing passwords and other data.

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For example, anyone running a current version of Norton security software was already protected against this Trojan.вЂќ According to NortonвЂ™s data, 270,000 Mac users were infected, quite contrary to their belief till then, that the scope of threat was slipping. вЂњNo operating system is immune to malware attack and whether youвЂ™re using a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone, you should have security precautions in place. вЂњThe Flashback Trojan is a wake-up call for everyone whoвЂ™s online вЂ“ no matter what platform or device they use,вЂќ said Norton Internet Safety Advocate Marian Merritt. In order to safeguard your machines, Norton has released a tool to get rid of it, other than Apple releasing their own patch. The vast majority of these infections are in the U.S. Norton can confirm that the number is trending downward, but as of yesterday, there were approximately 270,000 machines still infected. Reports stated that the scope of the threat was more than 600,000 machines. This malicious software (вЂњmalwareвЂќ) poses as a common plug-in for Internet browsers, and is capable of stealing passwords and personal information. plist files.AppleвЂ™s Mac platform has a reputation for being safe from security threats over the years however, last weekвЂ™s news of the Flashback Trojan has put Mac users on high alert. It also detailed the way to remove a specific entry from two files located within Safari and Firefox. The security firm advised users to run virus and malware scans to find the particular infected files and eliminate Flasback.C. The malware then drops the XProtectUpdater daemon, enabling the malware to overwrite both files with a specified character.ДЇ-Secure found these actions wipe out certain key files required by XProtect to automatically receive future updates. plist file and binary paths of XProtectUpdater hardcoded in its body.

'Attempting to disable system defences is a very common tactic for malware and built-in defences are naturally going to be the first target on any computing platform,' wrote F-Secure researchers in a blog post.ДЇlashback.C works by decrypting the. But the latest iteration of the Trojan also targets the update facility of XProtect that enables the automatic update of malware definitions, rendering it useless and the OS vulnerable to new, undefined attack vectors.