Mac OS XSecureMac Advisory Posted: June 9th, 2009 Security Risk: Critical Safari prior to version 4 (released June 8th, 2009) may permit malicious web pages to steal files from the local system simply by accessing a web page without further interaction. This vulnerability is present in both…
June 7, 2009 •
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AppleSecurity Alert: Safari prior to version 4 (released June 8th, 2009) may permit malicious web pages to steal files from the local system simply by accessing a web page without further interaction. This vulnerability is present in both Mac OS X and Windows Safari. The attack is accomplished by mounting an XXE attack against the parsing of the XSL XML.
June 9, 2009 •
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AppleApple has finally acknowledged that spyware and viruses are a threat for Mac OS X, as well as the latest operating system in the works, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will be adding new technology to help prevent against attacks such as sandboxing and anti-phishing features in Safari. This, however, is not a 100% solution to protect against malware.
June 10, 2009 •
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Mac OS XThe trojan horse OSX/Jahlav-C recently reported in the news is in fact a variant of the already discovered DNSChanger Trojan Horse. Other variant and aliases include OSX.RSPlug, OSX/Puper and OSX/Jahlav. This variant is already detected by SecureMac’s Anti-Spyware product MacScan as well as the free…
June 12, 2009 •
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AppleToday Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4, which is an update that appears to correct the Java vulnerability reported by SecureMac last month. The update requires OS X 10.5.7 or higher. More information can be found at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3581.
June 15, 2009 •
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AppleApple has released iPhone 3.0 OS now available for installation. Users who are able to upgrade their operating system for their iphones are suggested to do so as it addresses about 40 security issues. To download and install the latest version simply connect your iPhone…
June 17, 2009 •
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Key LoggerDNSChanger Trojan Horse (aka RSPlug Trojan) is running wild lately with multiple variants surfacing rapidly and being distributed through more mainstream sites including gamer and technical download sites as well as pornographic and search engine optimized pages resulting in high rankings in search results.
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June 26, 2009 •
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