People with Macs don’t have to worry about computer viruses. Well, that’s not true, but it’s what most people thought until last week, when a nasty Trojan called Flashback infected about 600,000 Macs worldwide. Flashback is a form of malware designed to grab passwords and other information from your computer, through your Web browser and a few other applications. Even if you don’t think your Mac is infected, you should run Apple’s security update to protect your computer and your personal information. The update is available on your computer right now. Go to the Apple menu on your Mac, select “Software Update” and follow the directions. This is an important software update and you should absolutely take the time to do it. You’re specifically looking for a program called Java for OS X 2012-003, even it you don’t run any other updates, make sure you run this one. If this update from Apple does not solve your problem, visit shellypalmer.com where you’ll find links to software from F-Secure and Kaspersky Lab that will detect and remove the Flashback virus from your Mac.
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