Are macs vulnerable?

Or "We've got a problem"

655,700 Apple computers worldwide were hit by the malware and made up the world's largest known botnet (a network of zombie computers controlled remotely by intruders) comprised of machines running MacOS X

March 25, 2012 First Flashback botnet domains are registered.

March 27, 2012 Doctor Web added the BackDoor.Flashback.39 signature into the virus database used by its Dr.Web for Mac OS X.

April 4, 2012 According to data collected by the virus laboratory, the number of infected hosts in the BackDoor.Flashback.39 botnet reached 550,000. Doctor Web issued a press release concerning the BackDoor.Flashback.39 epidemic.

April 11, 2012 "Apple is developing software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware"—the statement issued by Apple de facto recognized the reality and scale of the threat.

В The number of machines infected by BackDoor.Flashback.39 reached 655 700.

Facts: a chronology of the epidemic

Exploit a Java vulnerability and load an applet from a web-site.

How?

Virus writers also make extensive use of phishing and social engineering.

How?

Mother, I need money urgently!

Do not call,I will call you later.

What shall I do?

Mac users can use the free service from Doctor Web at https://www.drweb.com/flashback to check whether their computers are infected.

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What shall I do?