Malware for Mac OS X

Hi All

We at DNS-DIRECT like to keep up informed. As we had the malware attack on the Apple Mac systems i have a few things you can do.

WHAT IS FLASHBACK/FLASHFAKE?
It is a family of malware for Mac OS X. The first versions of this type of threat were detected in September 2011. In March 2012 over 600 000 computers worldwide were infected by Flashback. The infected computers have been combined in a botnet which enables cyber criminals to install additional malicious modules on them at will.

 Goto http://flashbackcheck.com/

This will check to see if you have a virus.

The second thing you can download a little which i use on my Mac called Little Snitch which will let monitor network traffic.

A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does!

Protect your privacy

As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, applications can potentially send whatever information they want to wherever they want.
Sometimes they do this for good reason, on your explicit request. But often they don’t. Little Snitch allows you to intercept these unwanted connection attempts, and lets you decide how to proceed.
Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define a rule how to handle similar, future connection attempts. This reliably prevents private data from being sent out without your knowledge. Little Snitch runs inconspicuously in the background and it can also detect network related activity of viruses, Trojans and other malware.

Goto  http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

I hope these solutions help.

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