Originally Posted By: Pendragon
I thought one could not be victimized by this malware unless he first had Java installed. Is that not true?
Or, is this just for those who got infected and then removed Java?

You're right about Java presence and malware susceptibility. And yes, the users who removed Java only recently constitute the target group. Thanks for pointing out this ambiguity in my post. I have (hopefully) fixed that.

Update: the MacWorld article Apple offers standalone Flashback removal tool points out another reason for the (non-Java based) stand-alone Flashback removal tool: dealing with (mostly older) variants using non-Java based attack vectors.

Last edited by alternaut; 04/16/12 01:51 PM. Reason: update
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