Download Apple’s Official Flashback Malware Removal Tool For OS X

Just yesterday, Apple pushed out a Java update (via OS X Lion Software Update) to remove the Flashback malware from Macs running OS X Snow Leopard and OS X Lion and now, a new standalone Flashback malware removal tool version 1.0 has been released to allow the trojan’s removal from non-Java systems as well. The tool is based on the same code as yesterday’s software update and plugs a security hole which allows the malware to automatically install itself without admin authorization.

Here are the official release notes:

About Flashback malware removal tool

This Flashback malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware.

If the Flashback malware is found, a dialog will be presented notifying the user that malware was removed.

In some cases, the Flashback malware removal tool may need to restart your computer in order to completely remove the Flashback malware.

This update is recommended for all OS X Lion users without Java installed.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5246 for more details about this update.

The official Flashback removal tool (356KB) can be downloaded at the following link:

• Flashback Removal Tool For OS X (Version 1.0)