How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware (apple support)

[struggle4progress]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4650

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Apple's already playing catch-up per Lawrence Abrams (Grinler) @ bleepin puter...

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic401082.html

Mac Rogue developers update Mac Guard to bypass the new Apple Security Update 2011-03

To bypass this new update, the Mac rogue developers have already released a new version of the Mac Guard downloader. Instead of using the old installer called avSetup.pkg and the downloader app called avRunner, it instead installs a different installer called mdInstall.pkg and a download application named mdDownloader. This new version of the downloader is not detected by Security Update 2011-03 and allows the program to be easily installed.

My advice to Mac owners is to get an anti-virus software installed. These rogue programs are not going away and will only get worse.

For those who may get infected, the BleepingComputer Mac Rogue Remover tool continues to be able to remove this infection.

ETA: Apple Updates Mac OS X To Battle Malware Threats http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20110601/bs_nf/78778

[struggle4progress]

2. Multiple layers of defense always makes sense: run a firewall and anti-virus;

use a browser that allows you to turn off javascript for untrusted websites; be careful what you download; don't reflexively give permission for programs to do stuff ...

[Earth Bound Misfit]

3. + 1 to all...

...be careful what you download...

I subscribe to Krebs's Rule #1: If you didn't go looking for it, don't install it.

[era veteran]

4. Thanks for the link

It almost got me.