Flashback Trojan Resurfaces for Mac Users

[SMMobiles]

The security firm Intego recently issued a report on a new variant of the Trojan known as Flashback.G. This new Trojan adopts a multi-pronged strategy in attacking users’ systems. The methods that are used rely on vulnerabilities in Java, which are patched in systems running up-to-date versions of Java, but leaving outdated systems prone to being infected through the security holes.

For systems that are up-to-date and don’t have the Java vulnerabilities present, Flashback.G presents a self-signed certificate which claims to be from Apple. This is an attempt to fool users into allowing