Be sure to update to the latest versions of Java for OS X, and don’t miss our post on eight simple tips to protect a Mac from viruses, trojans, and malware, a little prevention goes a long way. Just because you don’t have the infection doesn’t mean you should become complacent though. If you see a “Potential Issue found” message, you may have the malware, though this is exceedingly rare and we haven’t heard of a single confirmed case in our sizable readership. Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac is an excellent cloud-based anti-malware scanner thats great for detecting and removing malware from your device. If the “No Signs of infection were found” message appears you are safe, and the chances are extraordinarily good that you will not have the infection.

Unzip and run the FlashbackChecker application, and click the giant “Check for Flashback Infection” button.This new app-based detection method is very nontechnical and is just a two step process: This is a huge help for assisting less tech savvy people for checking their Macs, though if you follow us you probably already checked for the Flashback trojan using the manual Terminal method. Luckily, it’s not the most popular target for malware authors, but having antivirus software installed on your Mac can certainly give you peace of mind. A new application has been released which makes checking a Mac for the Flashback malware infection as simple as clicking a button. Select the Advanced option for the scanning mode then click Scan to find remnants of PDFpower.exe.

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