
Alternatively, F-Secure's free Flashback Removal Tool works with earlier versions of Mac OS X and alerts you to the results of its scan Apple's tool does nothing unless its scan finds Flashback.

Tools for detecting and removing FlashbackĪpple's Flashback malware removal tool is recommended for Mac OS X Lion without the Java runtime environment installed.

Likewise, the company's decision to release its own Java patches rather than rely on Oracle's public release may have helped spread the later Java-based version of Flashback: by last February Oracle had patched the Java vulnerability leveraged by Flashback, but Apple didn't get around to plugging the hole until this month.
