FLASHBACK, FLASHBACK, FLASHBACK: get yer patch while hot!

Thank you much!

Haven't had any problems yet with java, but this will put my mind at ease about a problem with it in the forseeable future.

Updated!

Pop up appeared and told me Flashback had been destroyed.

Yikes.

i downloaded the update, how do you run it?

I dont see an app.

Thanks.

Its not an app, just an update, so if you had the virus it would have told you, if it updated and didnt do anything

afterwards, youre good to go!

found it in system pref, but cannot run it.

The links to both 10.6.8 and 10.7.3 updates are here https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3261

charles1 wrote:

found it in system pref, but cannot run it.

What exactly did you find in System Preferences?

This is a software update, not an application or preference. When you install the update, it both patches Java to remove the vulnerability the malware exploits & automatically scans for & removes the most common variants of it.

You won't see any notice about the scan unless it detects the malware. From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5247:

Description: This update runs a malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware. If the Flashback malware is found, it presents a dialog notifying the user that malware was removed. There is no indication to the user if malware is not found.