For the first time ever, a widespread computer virus is infecting machines thought to be immune.
Apple is scrambling, amid criticism, to fix the problems.
A red perfectly legit looking Adobe pop up screen tells you to update your flash player.

It could allow attackers to get all of your personal information.

It is a real wake up call for so many of us who assumed our Mac’s are virus proof. Many are criticizing apple for being slow to admit there is a problem and warning mac users.

A type of virus, called “Flashback,” already infected at least 600,000 Macs.

One catches this by surfing and so you surf to a website and it suggests that you need to update your flash.

This is what you’ll see: When you click on it..the virus installs a “keylogger” on your computer.

So it will track your user name and passwords.The virus also connects you to a remote host, giving it invisible control of your computer.Its said that the virus gets in through java and javascript.

There are free anti-virals you can download for Mac online.

Apple is offering a patch, but only for its latest operating systems.
Experts call this the most sophisticated attack on Macs ever.

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