F-Secure provides free Flashback removal tool for Mac users

F-Secure has come to the aid of Apple Mac owners infected with the Flashback malware, announcing a free removal script for OS X. At its peak on April 6, an estimated 600,000 systems running OS X were said to be infected.
Apple itself has said it is already working on a tool to remove the malware, but given the company's slow turnaround of the critical updates issued by Oracle in February it would appear security firms were unwilling to wait.
The new tool by F-Secure will detect and repair the damage done by all of the common types of Flashback malware. It is offered as a free stand-alone Apple script application and not part of their antivirus scanner. Using it will reverse the damage and th... »read more

More at: TechSpot Add additional source