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my screen is flashing some time is it attacked by flashback virus?

my screen is flashes sometime i worried about is there flashback virus is attacked my mac

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Aug 11, 2012 9:55 AM

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Aug 11, 2012 11:28 AM in response to sachin

Hello, I've never heard of that symptom for Flasback, but...


Disable Java in your Browser settings, not JavaScript.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=142064

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets


Flashback - Detect and remove the uprising Mac OS X Trojan...


http://www.mac-and-i.net/2012/04/flashback-detect-and-remove-uprising.html


In order to avoid detection, the installer will first look for the presence of some antivirus tools and other utilities that might be present on a power user's system, which according to F-Secure include the following:


/Library/Little Snitch

/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode

/Applications/VirusBarrier X6.app

/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app

/Applications/avast!.app

/Applications/ClamXav.app

/Applications/HTTPScoop.app

/Applications/Packet Peeper.app


If these tools are found, then the malware deletes itself in an attempt to prevent detection by those who have the means and capability to do so. Many malware programs use this behavior, as was seen in others such as the Tsunami malware bot.


http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57410096-263/how-to-remove-the-flashback-ma lware-from-os-x/


http://x704.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5844&p=70660#p70660


The most current flashback removal instructions are F-Secure's Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.K.


https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193454/Flashfake_Removal_Tool_and_online_c hecking_site


More bad news...


https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193467/SabPub_Mac_OS_X_Backdoor_Java_Explo its_Targeted_Attacks_and_Possible_APT_link

Aug 11, 2012 11:37 AM in response to sachin

The "Flashback" malware had nothing to do with a screen flashing. The "flash" in Flashback was related to this malware first being found in sites that prompted users to install a fake flash (as in Flashplayer from Adobe), which then caused an infection.


When does the flashing screen happen? Can you relate it to something you are doing?

Aug 12, 2012 12:50 AM in response to sachin

sachin wrote:


my software update is not showing any update after i installed safari 6 on 30 of jul

Software Update only shows items it installed. Did you use Software Update to install Safari 6 or download it from the web site? In either case there will be a file in /Library/Receipts/boms/ named something like "com.apple.pkg.Safari..." with a date sometime in July.

my screen is flashing some time is it attacked by flashback virus?

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