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OUCH! November, 2009 Keep an Eye on Windows Security Icons
Windows icons, OS X Security Enhancements, patches and updates.
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Threat and Cybercrime Trends: Mac’s Apple Has Been Bruised—Spotlight on Mac Threats
Mac is the next mountain to scale and cybercriminals are rapidly scrambling to the top.
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McAfee Security Offering Targets Networks With Macs
Aimed at everything from small- and mid-size businesses to enterprises, the new product includes protection against malware and spyware, as well as a firewall. It runs on OS X 10.4.6 or later, and it's available now.
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Snow Leopard data-munching bug predates Snow Leopard
This week, the web is awash with reports of new Snow Leopard users who saw their Mac "home directories" destroyed after logging into an OS "Guest account." Typically carrying the name of the user, the home directory includes all the standard user file folders, including Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture, and more. Fanboi howls of Snow Leopard distress appear on multiple threads across the Apple support forums.
New Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerability Comes Under Attack
A new zero-day bug affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat is being exploited in the wild. Though the vulnerability affects the products on Unix, Mac and Windows systems, the exploit observed in the wild is focused on Microsoft Windows for the moment.
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Apple at Work Patching 'Leopard' OS
Updated: Apple directs users a security patch concerning an outdated version of Java, which is applicable to Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.8 or later.
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Apple Arms Snow Leopard with Mac Malware Detection, Reports Say
Apple has reportedly armed Snow Leopard, the newest version of its Mac OS X operating system, with a new feature to scan downloads for malware. The OS is slated to be released on Friday.
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Mac OS X Trojan Attack Changes DNS Settings
Researchers spot new variant of malware that prepares machines for botnet recruitment and other cybercrime uses.
Apple keyboards hacked and possessed
This type of attack which is resilient against a full hard drive wipe is considered the holy grail of computer hacking because the hardware has been infected. Once the Apple keyboard (USB or BlueTooth) is infected, it is extremely difficult to detect and the only practical way to get rid of the infection is to throw away the keyboard.
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Sophos Identified Porn Site Malware Targeting Mac Users
Sophos security experts state that OSX/Jahlav-C attracts Mac users with a porn site and shows a pop-up message that indicates to the installation of Video ActiveX Object. Users who follow the instruction appeared in the message end-up with infection in their computers.
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