If you’re still running Microsoft Windows XP, you should dump it. Why? Now that Microsoft has killed support in two years, there will be no updates. Here’s why that matters:
When Microsoft cuts the cord on XP in two years it will effectively leave millions of existing Windows-based computers vulnerable to continued and undeterred cyberattacks, many of which hold the potential to find their way into consumer, enterprise and even industrial systems running the latest software.
Thus it’s a real good idea to get a Windows 7 or perhaps the upcoming Windows 8. Besides, software companies are beginning to not write software for XP. Therefore if the security issues don’t scare you, that will. So I guess the 43% of people who run XP will have to make some decisions soon.
My advice? Bite the bullet and upgrade now.
Antivirus Firms Come To The Rescue Of Flashback Infected Mac Users… Where’s Apple? [UPDATED x2]
Posted in Commentary with tags Apple, Security, Trojan on April 12, 2012 by itnerdWhen I last talked about the Flashback Trojan that has infected as many as a half a million Macs, tools to detect were few and removal was difficult. Now it appears that antivirus makers are starting to come to the rescue. Here’s a list of the ones that I am aware of:
So the question is, where is Apple in all of this? I did mention in my previous post that they are working on something to detect and kill the Trojan. But surely they have to put a rush on this as this will be hard to stop if this continues to spread. Not to mention the fact that the negative press isn’t helping them to sell computers.
So Apple, when are you going to step up?
UPDATE: Apple steps up today with this Java update that removes the most common variants of Flashback.
UPDATE #2: The above link is for Lion users with Java installed only. If that’s not you, then you need to click this link to get a removal tool that works for them.
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