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For those of you who don't like to use Terminal to check for the Flashback.K presence, there are scripts to perform the check for both Safari and Firefox: Quick Applescript to check your Mac for the Flashback infection. This script is partially based on earlier efforts by Hannes Juutilainen and Patrick Gallagher.

A direct download link to the script here appears not possible, but the download is accessible by pasting the following URL in your browser's address bar and hitting Return:

http://macstuff.beachdogs.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Flashback_checker.scpt_1.zip

or via the link marked 'Flashback Checker Script' immediately above the script window on the first page linked to above.

How to use the script:
- Double-click on script to open Script Editor, then select Run from SE's toolbar.
- Alternatively, you can move Flashback_checker.scpt_1 to the /Library/Scripts folder and access it transparently from the Script menu in the (right side) menu bar.