I don’t count anything that needs my input (e.g. my username and password) as a virus but more than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to steal personal information, according to a Russian antivirus company.  These folks unwittingly gave their permission to the virus by providing their  username and password when the Trojan asked for it.

We regularly advise clients NOT to provide permission to anything asking for it unless it’s an exceptional case – for example, if they are installing software and the software installation is asking for permission.

For more details on the infection visit this website.   Instructions to manually remove the infection are here.   If you need help removing this infection, contact us at 843.276.6551.