Apple releases Flashback removal tool

Apple on Friday released version 1.0 of its "Flashback malware removal tool" which will scan a user's computer and erase known iterations of the Trojan that some are calling the worst the Mac platform has ever seen.

About Flashback malware removal tool

• This Flashback malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware.
• If the Flashback malware is found, a dialog will be presented notifying the user that malware was removed.
• In some cases, the Flashback malware removal tool may need to restart your computer in order to completely remove the Flashback malware.
• This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed.

600,000 Macs were reported to be infected by Flashback and connected in the botnet, which harvested personal information and web browsing logs from affected machines. The Trojan was first discovered last year and installed itself through the guise of an Adobe Flash installer. This version of the malware is able to install itself automatically after visiting an infected website.