Mac OS X makes Time Travel a reality. April 21, 2012
Posted by very in : Apple, Humor, Mac OS X, News, Resources, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a comment“It was so six minute ago.”
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Perspectives April 18, 2012
Posted by very in : Apple, Lion, Mac OS X, News, OS X, Security, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a commentThe news from the first week of April 2012:
- Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs and counting
- Half-million Mac infection estimate backed by new analysis
- Flashback Trojan infections estimated at 600,000 Macs
There seems to be a consensus of approximately 500,000 to 600,000 computers were affected by The Flashback Trojan. Forget about the possibility that some of the machines were running FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, or other operating systems. (Ars Technica)
After Apple released Java Update and Flashback malware removal tool there are two types of headlines:
- Flashback malware still on 140K Macs despite fix
- Flashback.K-infected Macs dropping rapidly, Symantec finds
Notice the language contrast between the two headlines. The prior sounds more negative then the latter.
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Apple releases Java for OS X 2012-003 to address Flashback malware. April 12, 2012
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple TV, Lion, Mac OS X, News, OS X, Resources, Security, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a commentFrom Apple Support:
This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.
This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.
Available for OS X Lion and Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 8).
It is recommended to disable Java in Safari. Go to Safari Preferences > Security > uncheck “Enable Java”
Apple no longer includes Java runtime with OS X Lion. If you never had any programs that required Java, OS X Lion will not prompt you to download and install the Java update.
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Java for OS X 2012-002 April 5, 2012
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple, Lion, Mac OS X, News, OS X, Security, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a commentDéjà vu? Apple released Java for OS X 2012-002
Java for OS X 2012-002 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_31.
Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.
See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5055 for more details about this update.
See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.
I’m pretty sure that Apple released Java for OS X 2012-001 on Tuesday April 3rd, 2012. On Apple Support Downloads page, Java for OS X 2012-001 has been replaced with Java for OS X 2012-002, and still dated on April 3rd, 2012.
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Java for OS X 2012-001 April 3, 2012
Posted by very in : Announcement, Apple, Lion, Mac OS X, News, OS X, Resources, Security, Snow Leopard, Tech , add a commentApple releases Java for OS X 2012-001
Java for OS X 2012-001 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_31.
Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.
See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5055 for more details about this update.
See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.
Java for OS X 2012-001 is available for Mac OS X 10.6 and OS X Lion.
Interestingly in OS X Lion, Mozilla Plugin Check does not detect the installed Java.
