A couple of weeks ago a pesky Flash installer popped up asking to update my Adobe Flash plug-ins on my Mac. Thinking nothing of it, I authorized it using my system password and it seemed to install.
Now I read about this: http://www.macworld.com/article/1631...e_updates.html
And I suspect I may have gotten fooled. I'm on 10.6.8.
According to reports, the malware is inactive but it allows for future intrusions, giving the bad guys access to my computer.
I uninstalled Flash from Safari and am browsing with Camino, sans Flash.
Right now I am running the latest free trial of Intego's Virus Barrier X6. However I am not 100% certain that it will flush out any malware installation. From what I gather, a clean install of the OS is the only way to fix the issue.
What do you guys think? Is running a Virus Barrier X6 scan enough? Is this a moot point that Apple will fix with a Security Update?
I used to pay attention to the URLs where updates and finances orginated, I see I need to be more vigilant in the future, now that Macs are getting Viruses and Malware.
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