Trojan Virus Has Infected Over Half a Million Macintosh Computers-Truth!

Trojan Virus Has Infected Over Half a Million Macintosh Computers-Truth!

Summary of eRumor:

A Trojan virus is circulating the Internet that is infecting Macintosh computers manufactured by Apple.  This malware can open up Macs to remote control operation by criminals.
 

The Truth:

Contrary to popular myth, Macintosh computers are at risk of infection and the warning of a Flashback Trojan is real. This, according to an April 5, 2012 article by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that said ” 600,000 Macs have installed the malware – potentially allowing them to be hijacked and used as a  ‘botnet.'”

The article also said that Apple Computer has a security update available to Macintosh users and warned that ” users who have not installed the patch remain exposed.”  Click for Apple Security Update

The Trojan first appeared in September 2011 as a masqueraded email encouraging Mac users to upgrade Flash Player on their systems.   The BBC said that “later versions of the malware exploited weaknesses in the Java programming language to allow the code to be installed from bogus sites without the user’s permission.”  This could result in hackers operating the infected computers by remote control over the Internet.

Updated 4/6/12