New Trojan can install without password

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:44 pm

What a revoltin' development this is! Basically turn off Java if you don't need it.

http://www.macworld.com/article/1166169 ... c.rss_main

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:00 pm

WOW!

Scary stuff,
2 questions:how do you turn off Java?
Are there programs we generally use that need to have Java running?

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:07 pm

Utilities>Java Preferences>Uncheck under General.

I don't think think this is necessary on new machines under Lion or ML.

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:11 pm

What about Snow Leopard?

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:34 pm

I'm running SL on my machine and it has Java installed.

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:36 pm

So that means you can't disable?
This stuff is a bit beyond my understanding.

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:38 pm

Check the Utilities folder for that Java preference. If the pref is there, Java is installed and you can disable it from there.

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:46 pm

And what do we actually need Java for?

drummer jokes welcome

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:12 pm

Java is there to run applets embedded in web pages. Personally I haven't missed it.

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:34 pm

Looks like Apple already has a fix for this in 10.6.8 systems via software update.

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:58 pm

Hi Cuttime,
Good news!
Is this a recent software update to look for?
Thanks

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:44 pm

Recent as of a couple of hours ago!

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57 ... j=MacFixIt

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:50 pm

Updated,thanks for the insight & assistance

Phil O · Post by **Phil O** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:05 pm

I turned off Java on my Snow Leopard system with Java Preferences.app when I first heard about the vulnerabilities. After applying the update, Firefox would not launch. Turning Java on and then off again solved the problem - just a heads up for anyone using Firefox.

Phil

mikehalloran · Post by **mikehalloran** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:19 pm

Here's how to yell if you are affected and what to do about it.

http://gizmodo.com/5899352/mac-flashbac ... 0-infected

If you have any of the following installed, it won't get you.

/Library/Little Snitch
/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode
/Applications/VirusBarrier X6.app
/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app
/Applications/avast!.app
/Applications/ClamXav.app
/Applications/HTTPScoop.app
/Applications/Packet Peeper.app

If any of these are found, the malware will skip the rest of its routine and proceed to delete itself.

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