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Kaspersky Lab states Flashback infections drop to under 30,000, warn of potential exploits en route

This too shall pass. Per the cool cats at Ars Technica, Flashback infections have plummeted since Apple released a tool to stop the Trojan, but a security firm has cautioned that more malware could be on the horizon. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab held a press conference Thursday morning in which they revealed that the number […]

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Flashback trojan emerges as “LuckyCat” variant, exploit found to spread malware via Microsoft Word documents

You’ve got to hand it to whoever developed it: they’re persistent. Per SecureList, a new version of a backdoor trojan for Apple’s OS X operating system takes advantage of an exploit in Microsoft Word to spread. The latest variant of the attack known as “LuckyCat” was discovered and detailed by Costin Raiu, Kasperskky lab expert. […]