The Flashback Trojan, the one that seemed to spread like
wildfire, infecting an estimated 1% of Macs around the world,
continues to cause trouble. Symantec researchers estimate the
malware is still on as many as 270,000 systems. Not all Mac
owners run security software, and many fail to install computer
and program security patches when they become available.
“Flashback” is a flash point in internet security history
because Mac owners realize they need to attend to the same
security precautions as PC owners. Norton has just released a
free tool that Mac owners can download and run to both check for
Flashback on their system and remove it, neatly and cleanly.
Then, whether your system was infected or not, you should
install and use internet security software, such as Norton
AntiVirus for Mac or Norton Internet Security for Mac. And after
that, get into the habit of installing patches and security
updates for your operating system and other programs. What is
Flashback? Flashback is a Trojan program that takes a