Why, if I have not installed Java, is Flashback malware a threat on my mac?
Why, if I have not installed Java, is Flashback malware a threat on my mac?
Mac mini (Mid 2011)-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Why, if I have not installed Java, is Flashback malware a threat on my mac?
Mac mini (Mid 2011)-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Older variants of Flashback did not rely on Java, and if you upgraded to Lion after becoming infected with a Java variant, you would still be infected even without Java. (The malware itself does not need Java, only the installer for recent variants does.)
Older variants of Flashback did not rely on Java, and if you upgraded to Lion after becoming infected with a Java variant, you would still be infected even without Java. (The malware itself does not need Java, only the installer for recent variants does.)
Why, if I have not installed Java, is Flashback malware a threat on my mac?