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Apple to directly combat MacDefender scareware

May 24, 2011 |

Apple
Computing

In an unusual move, Apple has announced that it will be releasing an update to its Mac OS X operating system that will directly detect and remove the MacDefender malware/phishing scam that has been targeting Mac OS X. Apple says the update will be available “in the coming days,” and in the meantime has posted instructions for users to manually remove MacDefender and its variants. Although MacDefender popped up earlier this month,… Read More