Yesterday Apple released a Java update to fix the Flashback malware. Today, Apple has released a standalone Flashback malware removal tool to clean the infection from a Mac running OS X Lion without java installed.
About the Flashback malware Removal tool:
"This Flashback malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware.
If the Flashback malware is found, a dialog will be presented notifying the user that malware was removed.
In some cases, the Flashback malware removal tool may need to restart your computer in order to completely remove the Flashback malware.
This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed."
While Apple has fixed the security issue with the Flashback malware incident in the new Java update, other versions of the malware have found their way and used social engineering and other methods to gain access to users' systems.
The update weighs in at 356 KB and requires OS X Lion without Java installed.
Sources: Mac Rumours for the image.
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