Apple has released Security Update 2010-001 Client and Server for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Security Update 2010-001 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
The update addresses issues with CoreAudio, CUPS, Flash Player Plug-in, ImageIO, Image RAW, and OpenSSL. Read more here.
The update is available via Software Update or can be downloaded manually [...]
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A new worm has infected hundreds of jailbroken iPhones in the Netherlands that does more malicious things than extorting users €5 or rickrolling them. Jailbreaking is the process where users install unofficial code on their iPhones to bypass the App Store to install and run applications not sanctioned by Apple.
According to AppleInsider, the worm “can [...]
Hot on the heels of the Mac OS X 10.6.1 update, Apple released security updates for both Leopard and Tiger as well as a graphics card firmware update for the iMac.
Security Update 2009-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Previous security updates have been incorporated into this security [...]
Apple has released two more updates since I blogged about Safari 4.0.3 and Multi-Touch Trackpad 1.1 for Windows yesterday.
Security Update 2009-004 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. The update addresses an issue where “a remote attacker may be able to cause the DNS server to unexpectedly terminate.” For [...]
AppleInsider reported that a virus database update over the weekend has caused AVG, a Windows anti-virus program, to falsely detect the iTunes software as a Trojan. The faulty database update is said to detect iTunes DLL files as the “Small.BOG” Trojan virus.
AVG immediately posted a fix but some users might still continue experiencing issues and [...]
Warning! Warning! Hackers can use an exploit to destroy your Mac! Shut down your Mac NOW!!!
Wait! I’m just kidding. Don’t shut down your Mac yet. Well, not until you’ve read what the hoopla is all about.
According to AppleInsider, Intego, a Mac security software developer, has warned that Apple has yet to fix a critical security vulnerability” in [...]
Apple Tuesday released a slew of updates for their Leopard and Tiger operating systems as well as for their Safari web browser version 3 and 4 beta.
Mac OS 10.5.7
This update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of Macs.
Here’s the partial [...]
Adobe announced that Adobe Acrobat and Reader has a bug that could let a malicious attacker take control of your computer. Affected versions are from versions 7 to 9.
I don’t know about you but when it comes to reading PDF files, I find Apple’s Preview to work just fine. When I first got a Mac, [...]
About four days ago, I posted a story about pirated copies of Apple’s newly released iWork ‘09 were found to contain a trojan.
Intego, makers of Mac security software, reported that the trojan it calls “OSX.Trojan.iServices.A” were packaged into pirated copies of iWork ‘09. What the trojan does once installed into a Mac is to allow [...]
Soon after Apple released iWork ‘09 during Macworld San Francisco 09, copies of the updated office suite for the Mac started appearing in torrent and warez sites.
Now comes the bad news and not-so-good news.
Bad news: these copies of iWork ‘09 come with a trojan as reported by a security firm.
Not-so-good news: another security firm has [...]
Quicktime 7.6 update
Jan 21
Apple has released Quicktime 7.6 with video, audio, compatibility and security improvements.
From Apple’s support page, the updates include:
Video:
Improves single-pass H.264 encoding quality
Increases the playback reliability of Motion JPEG media
Audio:
Improves AAC encoding fidelity
Audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently
Application Support:
Improves compatibility with iChat and Photo Booth
Security:
Addresses security issues from maliciously crafted media [...]
Scott McNulty over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog listed what’s new with security under Leopard.
What’s new and improved?
Tagging downloaded Apps: This feature seems to be what Microsoft was trying to do with Vista. The first time you launch a downloaded app Leopard will ask you if you really want to run this app and display from [...]
My Mac has spyware.
Jun 24
Or so says the PISOlutions technician.
After several days of slow and oftentimes interrupted connections and downloads, I calmed myself down and called tech support. I said our connection comes and goes and he said he’ll look into it. He did some diagnostics and said that our line was getting triple to quadruple ping digits. I [...]
Post-Oompa loompa frenzy
Feb 21
The Inquirer sets the record straight and tells you what the differences are between a virus and a trojan.
Ars Technica downplays the fears surrounding the new malware threat the Mac universe was exposed to last week. It was neither the first malware discovered for the Mac OS X nor was it seriously destructive. The distinction [...]
