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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.7.4 To Fix Security Bugs

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Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update Image From Vinh Nguyen's MacBook Pro

Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update Image From Vinh Nguyen’s MacBook Pro

Last couple days, people have been reported that there has been a bug in Mac OS X 10.7.3’s system-wide debug log file, consequently allowing anyone or any malicious program that knows where to look and have access to a Mac OS X 10.7.3 machine to steal users’ passwords.  It appears that the passwords are saved in plain text in Mac OS X 10.7.3 as the bug prevents the system from encrypting the passwords.  As people are panicking and wondering when will this bug be patched by Apple, Apple has quickly released Mac OS X 10.7.4 to address this password security bug.

Furthermore, this new update to Mac OS X 10.7.4 will also address other security bugs within Safari web browser.  Of course there are few other enhancements to other features too by updating to Mac OS X 10.7.4, but you can easily whisk over to Cnet’s Apple releases Safari 5.1.7, Snow Leopard updates, and more article for an in-depth look into Mac OS X 10.7.4 update.  So, don’t you hesitate to update your Mac to OS X 10.7.4, because your Mac will be more secure than before with the newer update.  To update your Mac to Mac OS X 10.7.4, just use the Software Update feature within Mac.  You can find Software Update feature if you left click on the Apple logo at the top left corner of the monitor/screen.

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Latest Mac Flashback Trojan Threatens Mac Users With Java Enabled

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Mac?! (Photo credit: Kramchang)

It’s being reported that the newest version of Mac Flashback Trojan can now exploit Java engine in Mac OS X, all versions of Mac OS X I guess.  It bypasses the administrator privilege protection, and so it can install itself onto any Mac machine with Java enabled without the need to use an administrator password.  As now, Apple has yet to release a security fix to counteract Mac Flashback Trojan’s Java exploit, therefore I think it’s best for you to disable Java plugin for your browsers!

Should you disable Java on Mac altogether?  Yes, but unfortunately Java is so interconnected with Mac OS X (all versions), therefore I do not yet know how to disable Java on Mac.  If you know, please write a comment or two and share your knowledge with my blog’s readers.  Anyhow, the easy quick fix for now is not to use Java in any browser that you use on Mac.

Without further ado, now I’m going into how to disable Java on the most popular browsers that you can use on Mac.  These browsers will have to be Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera!  So check the instructions below…

  • Safari – disable Java, you need to go to Safari > Preferences > Security > and uncheck the box that says Enable Java.
  • Firefox – disable Java, you need to go to Tools > Add-ons > Plugins > and disable the Java Applet Plug-in plugin.
  • Chrome – disable Java, you need to type in about:plugins in the browser address bar and disable the Java plugin.
  • Opera – disable Java, you need to go to Tools > Advanced > Plug-Ins > and disable the Java Applet Plug-in.

Please don’t confuse Java with Javascript!  These two are different from each other!  Nonetheless, let me digress a little.  Javascript can also be dangerous sometimes, therefore you can disable Javascript by using popular extensions that are made available for certain popular browsers!  In Firefox, you can use Noscript extension.  In Chrome, you can try out the ScriptNo extension.  I don’t know any extension that can disable Javascript for Safari and Opera.

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Apple Releases Safari 5.1.2

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Safari isn’t my favorite web browser, but as a Mac user, I have to try to keep everything on my Mac up to date.  It’s sort of a best practice of mine in regarding to computer security, because I sleep better knowing that even the software I won’t use is still be up to date to minimize the risk of being hacked.  This time around, Apple updates Safari to 5.1.2 version.  To update to the latest version of Safari, you need to do Software Update.  Your Mac will download a package with file size of 40.2 MB.  This update requires you to restart your Mac before Safari can be installed to a newer version.  Have fun with your new Safari!