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Dr. Web Anti Virus says 300,000 infected Macs are located in the United States.

The Flashback trojan is designed to steal personal information according to Russian anti-virus company Dr. Web. The company reported approximately 600,000 Macs are infected.

The malware originally looked like an Adobe Flash Player update but can exploit Java updates as well. When visiting a website that contains Flashback a prompt will appear asking for your password so that a package of code can be installed into the Applications folder.  Once it is installed it will begin harvesting passwords for websites and social media accounts.

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Hard drives get storage boost, Seagate makes 1TB per square inch.

Seagate is using a technology called heat-assisted magnetic recording to make the “bit” of information saved on the hard drive super small. Reading data is done normally but writing data is written a special laser is used.

Cloud computing and storage will be greatly impacted by being able to store much more data in a smaller area. Home servers and network attached storage devices may also get a boost in popularity.

Apple has revealed its new Apple TV. It can do 1080p video, has a new user interface with new colors and a whole range of third-party apps. Expect better connectivity to the iCloud and integration of iTunes playlists. Fortunately the price will not change.

New features include:

• Retina display
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• A5X processor
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The event begins at 10am at the Yerba Buena Center for the arts in San Fransisco. It is believed they will be introduce the iPad 3 and an updated Apple TV box. Apple is not offering live coverage but several media outlets are. The following media outlets are updating their blog live:

- Engadget
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- The Verge
- gdgt
- Macworld
- AllThingsD
- CNET
- SlashGear
- The Loop

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Apple today sent out invitations for a media event scheduled for next week Wednesday, March 7. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern. The tagline on the invitation reads “We have something you really have to see. And touch.”

The “Flashback” Mac trojan is back, and it’s smarter than ever. Mac security company Intego says the latest variant, Flashback.G, uses three new methods in order to make its way onto Macs, though it won’t install itself at all if it detects a number of antivirus or anti-malware security programs already installed.

“The malware first tries to install itself using one of two Java vulnerabilities. If this is successful, users will be infected with no intervention,” Intego wrote on its Mac Security Blog on Thursday. “If these vulnerabilities are not available—if the Macs have Java up to date—then it attempts a third method of installation, trying to fool users through a social engineering trick. The applet displays a self-signed certificate, claiming to be issued by Apple. Most users won’t understand what this means, and click on Continue to allow the installation to continue.”

The Intego team believes the latest Flashback variant won’t install when it detects security software in order to avoid detection, instead choosing to move onto the plethora of other Macs that aren’t protected. As for what it does, the malware injects code into apps that can access the network and then searches for usernames and passwords to exploit, and can even automatically update itself if its developers decide to push out an update.

Source: Arstechnica