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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 19, 2012

, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Thursday, everyone. As we get close to finshing up another week, let's check out what made news in the world of tech today. For starters, iPhone 5 LTE release date tipped via Qualcomm. Also, Microsoft's newest operating system is in the news again - Windows 8 Enterprise's major exclusive features. And in the world of LTE, AT&T adds three new 4G LTE markets. Read The Full Story

Flashback Trojan infection down, but more Mac malware on the way

, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [5]

The number of Macs infected by the Flashback, or Flashfake, Trojan has gone down since the initial estimate of 650,000, but more malware targeting Mac users are on their way, says security researchers at Kaspersky Labs, who recently identified other SabPub variants that can be used for targeted attacks of Mac users. It appears the myth that Macs are invincible to viruses has now officially been busted. Read The Full Story

Symantec says about 140k Macs still infected with Flashback

, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

The cleanup of the latest Mac malware dubbed Flashback has been underway for a few weeks now. Originally, the malware was estimated to be infecting 600,000 Mac computers. The cleanup is going well, but still has a ways to go according to Symantec. Read The Full Story

New Mac Trojans discovered, exploits Word

, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [10]

The pristine image of Macs was shattered recently by the Flashback Trojan that had infected 650,000 machines and now researchers have discovered two other variants of the Trojan that could potentially infect even more Mac computers. One is a variant of the Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a, or simply SabPub, that also exploits a Java vulnerability, while the other attacks via Microsoft Word documents. Read The Full Story

Intel VP confirms Retina support in Ivy Bridge

, Apr 12th 2012 Discuss [3]

During the Intel Developer Forum yesterday, the company predicted that pixel-dense displays will become mainstream by 2013 in devices ranging from smartphones to desktop computers. Intel's VP and GM of the PC Client Group Kirk Skaugen also revealed that upcoming Ivy Bridge chips are built for Retina display computers, pretty much confirming rumors that next-gen Macs will indeed feature the high-resolution screen. Read The Full Story

Apple tries to kill domain of the firm that discovered Flashback

, Apr 12th 2012 Discuss [21]

One of the big stories in the computing world over the last week or so has been the huge number of Mac computers infected with Flashback malware. It was originally reported that about 500k Mac computers were infected with the malware. Third-party companies have already offered tools to discover and remove the malware if your machine is infected and Apple is said to be working on its own first party detection and removal tool. Read The Full Story

Kaspersky offers Mac Flashback trojan removal tool

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple computers have recently been hit by the Mac Flashback trojan, the first attack on Macs that does not require any social engineering or phishing schemes. Kaspersky confirmed that the Flashback, or what it calls the Flashfake, botnet has infected 670,000 computers worldwide and the security firm is now releasing a free detection and removal tool. Read The Full Story

Rare prototype Macintosh with Twiggy drive: yours for $100k

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [5]

There have been some crazy tech related auctions thrown up on eBay over the years, but this one could possibly be the rarest of them all. A new listing is offering a prototype Macintosh with the Twiggy drive. Originally, the Macintosh was supposed to use the 5.25” Twiggy drive, but high error rates with the system forced Apple to switch to Sony’s 400k 3.5” drive instead. Read The Full Story

Apple is working on its own Flashback malware removal tool

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [4]

For a long time hackers and nefarious sorts left Mac computers alone for the most part when it came to malware and viruses. It was easier to aim for Windows since the majority of people used it. With the increasing popularity of Mac computers, more and more viruses and malware have been discovered aimed at the Apple machines. The latest malware search affecting Mac users is the Flashback malware. Read The Full Story

Flashback trojan infected 2% of all Macs, Kaspersky confirms botnet size

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [7]

A second antivirus company has confirmed the extent of the Flashback malware infestation of Macs, supporting the claims made last week by Russian firm Dr. Web, which estimated more than 600,000 systems being compromised by the growing botnet. Dr. Web offered a free tool for Mac users to check their systems and found that of those who did, nearly 2% were infected. For perspective, the massive Conficker attack on PCs back in 2008 infected 4% to 5% of Windows systems during its peak. Read The Full Story

Apple gaining in corporation use due to ‘time machine’ effect

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [12]

There's a lot to be said for the satisfaction of workers in this day and age, especially here in the tech industry where Apple is gaining on Windows machines for employee use due to what CBS Interactive CTO Peter Yared implies as a "time machine" effect. In a talk with the Wall Street Journal's CIO Journal, Yared spoke candidly about why he's seeing Apple gain relatively quickly in businesses where employees have Apple computers at home and therefor expect to be able to use the same hardware and software when at work. Read The Full Story

Mac Flashback trojan manual clean-up detailed

, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [16]

Detailed instructions on how to figure out if your Mac is one of the 600,000+ to have been infected by the Flashback trojan have been released, allowing cautious users to check their systems. The guide, published by security firm F-Secure, details not only how to identify a compromised machine, but how to remove manually remove the trojan from OS X. More details after the cut. Read The Full Story
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