Flashback Botnet..Mac finally gets infected

[Stefano Messicano]

OS X was initially to blame as Java fixed the patch in February but, as required by Apple, was given to Apple to review and distribute via their own update schedule. So the short version is:Java has exploit. Java makes patch. Patch released as early as February. Apple requires Java to have Apple distribute it. Apple fails to distribute it on timely basis. Mac's get infected.In that scenario, yes it's Apples fault. It's one thing to have an infected computer. It's a whole different issue to have an infected computer where the infection could've been protected again as early as February.

[Darwin]

OS X was initially to blame as Java fixed the patch in February but, as required by Apple, was given to Apple to review and distribute via their own update schedule. So the short version is:Java has exploit. Java makes patch. Patch released as early as February. Apple requires Java to have Apple distribute it. Apple fails to distribute it on timely basis. Mac's get infected.In that scenario, yes it's Apples fault. It's one thing to have an infected computer. It's a whole different issue to have an infected computer where the infection could've been protected again as early as February.

Spot on, one thing about this also is the timing. It seems as Apple have been having issues with new iPad and iPhone releases this distracted the news from the communications department for a while lol

[Famous]

Im surprised you got infected if I had mac I wouldn't worry about anything but know that you told me this ill just stick with Linux.

[GGGuardian]

I knew it was going to eventually happen to Mac's. But people are over hyping it way to much swearing they will be the next victim to be infected. People need to calm down and just install a Anti-virus which Mac has now.

[ljepilo]

I don't know about you, but this recent Flashback botnet has been a pain in my a$$!

I work for a large organization, and in one day I got notification of 700 machines infected with this! Basically it seems to only install itself onto machines with no Anti-Virus, which is around 90% of all Macs..no wonder it exploded so fast!

So my past few days have been super fun, tracking down and cleaning all these machines!

What do you guys think of this recent news, over hyped or the dawn of more to come for Mac users?

It was just really a matter of time till the Mac gets infected, its no big deal ...

[Remp]

Yeah it got... I also have OS X installed, but it's only a Hackintosh. I hate it when people say that Macs can't get infected, and that they don't have viruses. They have, but not as many as Windows. That's just because more people use Windows than Mac, so virus makers don't target Mac users. As the number of Mac users grow, so will the number of viruses.