Mac Trojan disguised as Flash Player initiates redirection attack
There’s a new Mac OS X Trojan in town, and it masquerades as a FlashPlayer.pkg installer, warns F-Secure. “Once installed, the trojan adds entries to the hosts …
Mac OS X Lion login password easily revealed
Mac OS X stores user login passwords in system memory even if the computer is locked or put into a sleep mode. The vulnerability is present in all modern versions of Mac OS X, …
New book: Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide
The Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide is packed with concise and useful information in an easy-to-read format for users of all levels. It’s ideal for quick problem solving, and …
Deep Freeze Mac 5.0 released
Faronics released the newest version of its system-restore software, Deep Freeze Mac 5.0, to coincide with the launch of Mac OS X Lion. Deep Freeze Mac removes any …
Apple releases Mac OS X Lion
Apple released Mac OS X Lion (v10.7), which takes some of the best ideas from iPad and brings them back to the Mac. Security-wise, Lion brings an improvement to Address space …
Apple security update bypassed after 8 hours
It took only eight hours for the malware developers behind the MacDefender and its variants to come up with a way to bypass the security update pushed out by Apple. According …
Apple includes malware removal in security update
Apple just released Security Update 2011-003 which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads. This is a small update weighing …
Encrypt files on Mac with BestCrypt
Jetico announced that their popular BestCrypt Container Encryption software now offers full compatibility with Mac computers. The software delivers data protection. Selected …
New Mac Defender variant doesn’t need your admin password
There is a new variant of the Mac Defender rogue AV out there, and this one doesn’t require users to enter the administrator password in order to install the program, …
Apple acknowledges Mac Defender existence, gives removal instructions
It took a while for Apple to react properly to the onslaught of Mac Defender and similar fake AV aimed at Mac users, but they finally did it. Only days after the revelation of …
A closer look at MainMenu Pro
MainMenu Pro (v3.0.3) is a maintenance tool for the Mac. It enables you to keep your Mac in shape by reclaiming unused disk space, speeding the launch of application, cleaning …
Mac Protector: Fake AV targets Mac OS X users
A little over two weeks have passed since the appearance of MAC Defender, the fake AV solution targeting Mac users. And seeing that the approach had considerable success, it …