One you’ve cleaned up your Mac, then check out our roundup of Antivirus tools for Mac and be sure to install one for future protection. Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.I connects to a remote site to download its payload on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser. Otherwise, follow the steps found at F-Secure very carefully.į-Secure describes the malware as follows: If you’re not sure what you’re doing, get a knowledgable tech savvy person to help you. Understand that this process involves entering commands into the Terminal app, which might scare some users. If you don’t have an antivirus app installed, here’s how to remove the Flashback Trojan malware.
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Users think it’s genuine and give it permission to install itself. The Flashback Trojan gets its name by claiming it’s an Adobe Flash update. Malware takes advantage of this attitude and sneaks its way onto systems. Many in the Mac community believe they’re immune to such infections. If you have an infected Mac, be sure to change all of your important passwords and keep a close eye on your financial accounts.Ī good Mac Antivirus tool can remove the malware, but not everyone has one installed. Mac users who store passwords in their browser’s auto-complete feature, need to check for this infection. gfxCardStatus keeps track of which graphics card your 2010 MacBook Pro is using and allows you to switch between them manually. This one will steal all locally stored login data on infected Macs.Ī trojan malware infection disguises itself as an application, that looks like a valid program, but is a malicious tool in disguise.įlashback searches for user names and passwords to websites stored on Macs, hoping to steal the user’s identity. This has yet to be confirmed directly with the company however.Ī number of third party software ‘triggers’ are now being investigated by us, including the recent 10.7.4 update for Lion.There’s another nasty Mac virus called Trojan-Download:OSX/Flashback.I or Flashback Trojan for short. We’ve currently extended our tests to include removing some of the software and updates mentioned to investigate this possibility and we will report back to you on this later on in the day.įurthermore, it has been claimed that nVidia have to some extent disclaimed responsibility for the problems as it is alleged that they had no involvement in the drivers for their graphics cards on the Lion operating system. The developer of gfxCardStatus has however said that they are looking into a solution for MacBook Pro 2010 model users, to allow gfxCardStatus to continue working after a reboot – which will be good news when it is released.Ī number of programs, software and updates have been identified as possible ‘triggers’ to the OS X BSOD and kernel panic problem, where in some cases, removing the mentioned programs, software and / or updates has resolved the issue completely – i.e. The solution provided by the gfxCardStatus developer to downgrade to v2.1 didn’t work on our test machine, with the same garbled screen after selecting ‘Integrated only’ upon a machine reboot. So although obviously a hardware / software defect, there is the possibility that some third party software could be ‘triggering’ the defect that was previously unseen. Some applications have been reported to be installed prior to the persistent kernel panics (OS X BSOD) starting. So, where does that leave us now? Well, there are still several possibilities to investigate. It must be emphasised that this is very unlikely to be a gfxCardStatus problem and it is very likely that defective drivers / hardware in some MacBook Pros are causing gfxCardStatus to exhibit this strange behaviour. The issue has been brought to the attention of the developer who has cited that the defective hardware shipped with some MacBook Pros is also causing issues with the gfxCardStatus program.
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To compound the misery of MacBook Pro mid-2010 users, gfxCardStatus also seems to be having a problem with functioning correctly after a reboot, becoming somewhat of a ‘One Time Wonder’.
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After further continued testing it appears that most users suffering from the OS X BSOD ‘Superbug’ can only use the ‘Integrated only’ option once – after which, upon restart of the machine, selecting the ‘Integrated only’ option again, results in a unusable garbled display.