OS X V10.7 Lion :: Do Latest Software Updates Really Deal With Flashback
May 9, 2012
I went through some fairly difficult procedures to rid my computer of Flashback and quickly got in over my head. So I called tech support, and they told me, if I have OS X 10.7 and do software updates regularly, that I have nothing to worry about. They said Safari is not compromised, and there's no reason not to enable Java. They said software updates is more important than any third party anti-virus or anti-malware software that I could run. I would like to know what some of you in the forum think about these issues.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Feb 15, 2012
This past Monday I arrived home after two weeks to find a bunch of updates waiting, which I happily installed. One was for the Time Machine/AirPort and the rest for the iMac. The computer would not restart after the updates. After spending the weekend reinstalling the system software and rebuilding the whole computer I went to restore from the Time Machine (but no!) and the Mac no longer communicated with the printer wirelessly. I think I figure out the Time Machine thing but I cannot print wirelessly even though the Mac says the printer is installed. I have a Brother MFC-J825DW?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Dec 15, 2008
my pro wont go to sleep after recent updates...
ive managed to re-sleep-able-it after i turned off "wake for ethernet admin call", but now i updated to 10.5.6 and it just fails to sleep alltogether. it just stays awake..
anyone else experienced that
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Nov 13, 2009
After the latest update from mac this week all of my menu items on the upper right side of the window are gone. Clock, airport, sound, all of it. Have done everything from re-install to tech tool pro, to disk permission repair, called Apple, deleted old preferences, deleted possible conflicts.... you name it.
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Oct 23, 2010
I have a mac OSX version 10.5.8 and i was trying to install the ilife 11 i just bought and was super excited about but when i tryed to download ilife 11 it said i needed to update my computer, so i went and downloaded the updates but my mac still says its the same version! and ilife wont install... I tried to go back and install the updates again but there not there it says I'm all updated! but 10.5.8 is not the latest version right ? What should I do?
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Mar 26, 2012
Is it in safe mode? Is there a safe mode for MacBooks?
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Dec 15, 2009
I'm on 10.6.2 and got notified of a few software updates today including the superdrive firmware fix.
Ran the updates and rebooted and then did the superdrive firmware and rebooted.
I have an MS sidewinder mouse that has five mouse buttons all recognized by OS X. For the past year I have used mouse button 4 to launch expose and mouse button 5 to launch spaces.
After these updates Spaces will no longer launch when mapped to any button on the mouse. I've verified that the same button (button 5) works to launch other things such as Expose.
Can anyone else confirm this and is there any kind of fix or workaround to the issue?
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Jun 16, 2012
I have deleted programs, old files Always download and install the latest updates. I have even installed that Mackeeper software. But my Macbook pro is running like extremely slow.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 1, 2012
I have the developers iOS 6 Beta on my iPhone 4s. I need the latest iTunes 10.6.3 to sync with iTunes. I went to www.itunes.com as it told me to and I went to the downloads page. Usually you enter your email and click the download button. My problem is there is is no download button or email box! I need to download the latest iTunes and I can't. I did a software update, but it does include iTunes I tried it on Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, all coming up with the same thing. I am also using a Mac.
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 16, 2012
Why so many messing plugin messages after latest updates from Apple? What is the fix?
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Jun 21, 2012
iphoto won't open, says not latest version, yet ran software updates and version didn't get updated. what's wrong?
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MacBook
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Mar 14, 2012
When I check for software updates only itunes and random other updates show up but not security updates or safari update. When i check installed updates I realized my last security update was 2011-004 and I still have safari 5.0.6.
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Apr 7, 2012
How can one tell if the flashback Trojan got to my Mac?
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Apr 28, 2012
My iMac is running SL but I have an external bootable hard drive running Lion. When using Software Update on the iMac SL system drive there is no mention of Flashback but when booting into Lion on the external I was able to download the tool.Does SL need it and if so how can I get it?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), FCE 4 + FCS 3 . . . Little Knowledge, Many Opinions.
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Apr 3, 2012
The initial instructions are: 1. Run the following command in Terminal: ls -lA ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ 2. Take note of the filename. Proceed only when you have one file. Otherwise contact our customer care. I ran the indicated command and encountered this output: Node00:~ mdyson$ ls -lA ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ total 64
[code]...
In item 2,based on multiple results,my apparent next step would be to contact "our customer care" but I am not F-Secure customer and instructions as to exactly whom and how I am to contact them are lacking. For various reasons I did have Java installed and enabled in Safari.
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MacBook Pro 17, Mac OS X (10.7), Mac Mini Server; Time Capsule
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May 3, 2012
I downloaded flashback removal tool can i run it i have os x 10.7.3
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 5, 2012
How do you find out if your Mac is infected with this new Flashback malware that was posted today on yahoo???
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 9, 2012
And so the Flashback saga continues. About a couple of days before the Java patch hit I encountered the now dreaded Software Update login screen. I did not enter my password, hit cancel, popped back up and hit cancel again. So here is the issue, at the time this happened I had iAntivirus installed which is one of the application this malware looks for when installing orginially according to F-Secure. (apparently it doesn't work on Lion which might be the issue). Since I hit cancel it would have still tried to continue with the second variation but I also have Office 2011 (also one of the applications this looks for before self deleting according to F-Secure).Â
I panicked when popular news broke about this and following the terminal commands provided by F-secure discovered that for all 3 commands, there was nothing that existed and became relieved and updated Java with the new update...until I proceeded to download ClamXav (app store free version) as a future precautionary measure. This is when I ran a scan and discover 2 OSX Flashback-8 infections. One .null and one .rserv. Both of which I promptly removed, which sent them to the trash. When I attempted emptying the trash neither could be permanently deleted bc both were "in use". Â
How do I still have the trojan, virus, malware or whatever you want to call it if terminal found nothing but ClamXav did? Is this just a variation that hasn't really been encountered before?Â
I should also note that in my Library I have both null. plist and com. adobe. reader. plist that had been recently modified in the last couple of weeks (these were mentioned in several articles as potential launcher files. Â
Any thoughts or should I just completely restore my Macbook Pro?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 14, 2012
I thought this trojan horse affected those who had Java (JRE) up and running i.e.,Safari security Java checkbox enabled. I also believed this Trojan horse also affected those using Snow Leopard. Clarify please.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Apr 19, 2012
Kindly i am new Mac user, after i install Flashback malware removal tool i can't find it anywhere to run
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Apr 20, 2012
I have Mac Pro Mac OS X version 10.6.8 Do I ned to perform flashback malware removal and how?
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Apr 22, 2012
Is there any need to run the flashback malware security tool if I am not experiencing any problems with my Imac?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 24, 2012
How do you run the Flashback malware removal tool?Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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May 8, 2012
I have the following question: I have checked my mac on flashback with flashback removal tool from Kaspersky. It detected (nd removed then) flashback although I have OS X.7. But every time I start the computer, the virus is detected by the removal tool again...However, all other anti-virus programmes are detecting no threat. i have also installed the malware removal app from apple. So I definitely do not understand why the Kaspersky tool is still detecting the virus.Â
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Mac OS X (10.7.1)
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Jun 4, 2012
Cant install Flashback removal ? on destination I'm not allowed a choice
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 28, 2012
So I've installed Flashback malware removal tool? Cant find it Utilities, Applications, System Prefs? Where does it install so I can run the Software??
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iMac 27" 3.06Mhz, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Apr 14, 2012
Does the Flashback Malware Removal software run in the background or do you have to initiate it?
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Mac OS, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 14, 2012
How I start Flashback malware removal tool?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 15, 2012
After installing Flashback Malware Remover from the .pkg file, there is no program file to run. Has it already run?Â
Do I need to remove the program from the drive and how?
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IMAC, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
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Apr 16, 2012
I don't believe that I have a virus but want to make sure of this on my desktop and laptop. How do I know if I'm running Java. I was going to download Malware removal tool but didn't want to do it if unnecessary.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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