Got the Flashback Trojan? OS X update removes it  I'd clap my
hands and slap Apple on the back, but yesterday's Flashback fix
took too long -- and lots of negative publicity with it --
coming. There shouldn't have to be an uproar, or massive Mac
botnet, for Apple to get an urgent security fix out there.
Technically, a fix released last week. This one goes further and
does what many Mac users will need most: Malware removal.
Criticism aside, there is reason for praise. The update disables
Java applets from running. If the user flips on the switch but
no applets run for awhile, the capability is disabled again.
Smart. Apple already takes a heavy hand to Adobe Flash in
Safari. Disable all plug-ins by default, I say. Let people use
them only if needed, and when not used for awhile bugger them.
Flashback is the second big Mac Trojan outbreak in a year and
lays waste to the ridiculous contention that OS X doesn't get
malware or is somehow more secure than Windows. The real problem
is something else: The false sen