PC World

Java-based Web Attack Installs Hard-to-detect Malware in RAM

A hard-to-detect piece of malware that doesn’t create any files on the affected systems was dropped onto the computers of visitors to popular news sites in Russia in a drive-by download attack, ...
CSOonline

Unpatched Java vulnerability exploited to infect Macs with Flashback malware

A Java vulnerability that hasn’t yet been patched by Apple is being exploited by cybercriminals to infect Mac computers with a new variant of the Flashback malware, according to security researchers ...
Computerworld

Apple ships Java update, malware scrubber after confirming attacks on own Macs

The day it acknowledged company-owned Macs had been hacked using a “drive-by” Java exploit, Apple on Tuesday patched the Oracle software for older systems and released a malware detection tool. The ...
Macworld

New Java malware affects Macs running Snow Leopard and earlier

More Java-based Mac malware is on the loose, but you need fear only if you’re still running Snow Leopard or an earlier version of OS X. In addition to afflicting older Macs, the exploit targets ...
Computerworld

Malware masquerades as patch for Java

Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers. Oracle released two emergency patches on Sunday for its ...
CSOonline

Java-based Web attack installs hard-to-detect malware in RAM

Kaspersky Lab researchers investigated a drive-by download attack that installs malware which only lives in the computer's memory A hard-to-detect piece of malware that doesn’t create any files ...
PC World

Unpatched Java Vulnerability Exploited to Infect Macs With Flashback Malware

A Java vulnerability that hasn’t yet been patched by Apple is being exploited by cybercriminals to infect Mac computers with a new variant of the Flashback malware, according to security researchers ...