Geek Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/easy-flashback-virus-check.jpg" alt="Easy Flashback virus malware detection" title="easy-flashback-virus-check" width="620" height="364" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29264" /></p> <p>A new application has been released which makes checking a Mac for the Flashback malware infection as simple as clicking a button. This is a huge help for assisting less tech savvy people for checking their Macs, though if you follow us you probably already <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/">checked for the Flashback trojan</a> using the manual Terminal method. This new app-based detection method is very nontechnical and is just a two step process:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://github.com/jils/FlashbackChecker/wiki">Download FlashbackChekcer from Github</a> <li>Unzip and run the FlashbackChecker application, and click the giant “Check for Flashback Infection” button</li> </ol> <p>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. 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.</p> <p>Just because you don’t have the infection doesn’t mean you should become complacent though. Be sure to update to the latest versions of Java for OS X, and don’t miss our post on eight <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/07/tips-secure-mac-from-virus-trojan/">simple tips to protect a Mac from viruses, trojans, and malware</a>, a little prevention goes a long way.</p> <p><em>Thanks for the tip Scott</em></p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XQnkASeJkd5Z7lPhswe5qXp3JPM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XQnkASeJkd5Z7lPhswe5qXp3JPM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XQnkASeJkd5Z7lPhswe5qXp3JPM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XQnkASeJkd5Z7lPhswe5qXp3JPM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=LidSq9Mp5ak:Z_bsJ2mUM7E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/LidSq9Mp5ak" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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