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Old 04-05-2012, 09:54 AM   #1
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Mac/Apple Malware - patched and apparently harmless

Just saw this report, I'll check DW and kids machines, but apparently no harm has come from this and it has been patched. Check that you are up-to-date.

BBC News - Half a million Mac computers 'infected with malware'

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Checked the three macs in our family that I had access to (two kids home for the weekend), and none were infected.

The actual flaws were in Adobes software, apparently.

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