April 2012 archive

Windows 8 Name Official – and version details

Microsoft has released additional details on the official Windows 8 blog today. Firstly, Windows 8 is the official product name for the next editions of Windows. Windows 8 will of course be released in a 64bit edition and surprisingly a 32bit edition as well. Computers and tablets powered by x86 class processors (both 32 and …

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Another Trojan targeting MAC’s spotted “In the Wild”

Another Trojan that is designed specifically for Mac OS X has been spotted in the wild. Just like the Flashback Trojan this one exploits Java vulnerabilities. This new Trojan requires no user interaction to infect an Apple Macintosh Computer just like Flashback. Sophos is calling the new Trojan “SX/Sabpab-A”, while Kaspersky is referring to it …

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Apple releases update to resolve new Malware issue

On the Apple support  page you can now download an update to fix the “Backdoor.Flashback” malware. Basically, this is an update for the Mac’s Java support, which downloads a new version, Java SE 6 1.6.0_31. The new version supersedes all previous versions of Java for OS X 10.7. In addition to removing Flashback, the update …

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