Apple has to pay more attention to the relevance of Java in your operating system, Mac OS X after the discovery of a zombie network Flashback , which contained about 700 000 computers. A botnet has been created by the Trojan, exploiting vulnerabilities in the technology of Java.
"In Java, there are many security vulnerabilities, some of which allow third-party applets to execute malicious code," - said in a statement accompanying the update. Apple has not said whether there were reported cases of the use of these vulnerabilities to attack users of Mac. In «Java for OS X 2012-004» Company configures the operating system computers to automatically disable Java.
"This update configures the Java plugin to disable, if applets do not run in a long time. If the previous update, entitled «Java for OS X 2012-003» has not been established, the update immediately shut down a Web plug-in Java. Java applets can be re-enabled by pressing the field labeled "inactive plugin" Web page "- according to the documentation for the upgrade.
In early April, it became aware of the existence of the botnet Flashback. It was the first known botnet network of the Mac, which until this case is considered the most secure from malicious software. Investigation into the incident revealed that the creation of botnets has become possible because Apple is not time released a security update for Java, although the company Oracle - Software Developer Java - this update has produced a relatively long time. Soon after the discovery of a botnet Apple released the update, closing the vulnerability, but the number of infected computers for a long time remained significant.
In recent years, Apple is constantly increasing its sales of computers and the emergence of botnets Flashback may indicate that the anti-virus expert forecasts for an increase in the number of malware for Mac coming true.
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