I restarted my computer with the updates and it said that it found the malware and was deleted. Is it permanently deleted? or is there a possibility that its still on my computer??? im very worried!!!

Fear not. If it says it was deleted by Apple's own software, it is believable.

If you really are paranoid:

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-ed ition.aspx

Is the only free anti-virus currently known to monitor for all versions of this virus.

Harden your Mac against malware attacks

You didn't get a virus, it was a Trojan. Some may call that splitting hairs, but there is a big difference in how they can infect a computer.

To turn Java off, open Safari and then its preferences. Under the Security heading, turn off "Enable Java". Leave JavaScript on. That's it.

Malware is short for "malicious software". Which means it refers to any damaging software you don't want on your computer. i.e, virus, worm, Trojan, whatever. In other words, it's a blanket term to cover any of them.

Yes, Apple's update to Java and its built-in malware protection immediately recognized and removed the threat. However, this Trojan is changing daily. That's why you should just turn Java (not JavaScript) off in the browser. With that off, even if you run across another infected site, nothing will happen since it requires Java to be enabled in order to get on your Mac.

JavaScript performs many, many common web tricks, like rollovers. A rollover example is the buttons across the top of this page. The button turns a darker gray when you roll the mouse cursor over it. That's one JavaScript function. Much of the web would stop working if you turned JavaScript off.

Java though, is used for very little on the web. I've had it off for months and haven't come across any site that wouldn't work without it.

Kurt, I don't know if you've ever run Firefox with NoScript, but if you did you might find that a lot of the web still functions without JavaScript. I agree it's often necessary, but often it only adds frills. And, what's really nice about NS is you can enable JS for the site itself when necessary and prevent unnecessary third party scripts, many of them ad trackers, from running.

Hi WZZZ,

I wonder if, now that Safari accepts plug-ins, you can get similar items? It is rather amazing how much of the web is set up to track, store and analyze your purchasing and browsing habits; all the better to target you with spam more likely to pique your interest. Enough trips to eBay shows that. You can randomly select any one item and close your browser. Go back to eBay and the front page is suddenly filled with similar items.

I've seen NoScript wannabes for other browsers. I think there's one for Camino and Chrome; I haven't heard of one for Safari. But they seem to be basically only on/off switches for JavaScript. I don't know if they provide the kind of fine grained control or other security features (anti-clickjacking and XSS are a few) that NoScript provides. By default, NoScript scrubs the JavaScript tracking redirects when using Google search.

It was the main reason I stopped using Safari a number of years ago. Now that I'm using Firefox, I've discovered many other useful extensions.

Whenever I've been forced to use Safari, as when I had a problem with my Firefox profile briefly a while ago, I feel really defenseless and uncomfortable without that kind of control.

http://noscript.net/features

Kurt, you probably know about it, but I think Ghostery is available for Safari. Might help with the ad tracking.