Apple updates malware definitions to address PDF trojan

According to MacRumors, Apple has updated its malware definitions to address a PDF trojan that gained widespread attention last week. While reports indicated that the trojan's damage was limited to installing a backdoor in users' systems, Apple has moved relatively quickly to address the threat anyway.

CNET reports that yet another OS X trojan is making the rounds, however, this time posing as an Adobe Flash installer. Avoiding this bit of malware is simple: if you must install Flash on your system, only download it from a trusted source like Adobe's own site or MacUpdate. A similar bit of malware made the rounds in August, but Apple updated malware definitions to address the threat; it's likely the company will do the same to squash this newest trojan.

Your Mac's malware definitions are supposed to auto-update, but if you're not afraid of diving into the command line you can force your Mac to update manually.

Apple updates malware definitions to address PDF trojan originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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