What does the community recommend as an appropriate response in light of reports that "an estimated 600,000 or more Macs are currently compromised and part of a massive botnet thanks to the Flashback Trojan." Is Apple taking steps to mitigate the threat?

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What does the community recommend as an appropriate response in light of reports that "an estimated 600,000 or more Macs are currently compromised and part of a massive botnet thanks to the Flashback Trojan."  Is Apple taking steps to mitigate the threat?
See article in PC World at:  http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/253403/mac_malware_outbreak_is_big ger_than_conficker.html
I have a MacBookPro and my wife has an iMac. I assume both are equally vulnearble.
MLSCOS

Answer 1

There are checks one can perform to see
1: If any of their machines have been seen on the Flashback botnet
http://public.dev.drweb.com/april/
2: Terminal commands to see if their machine is infected (use copy and paste, then press enter)
https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_i.shtml
3: Preventative methods to avoid becoming infected.
Update Java via Software Update.
Disable Java in all your web browsers preferences (notice Java is not Javascript)
Check your status of all browser plug-ins
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Firefox + NoScript add-on + Temp Allow All Button on Firefox's toolbar to turn on scripts only on sites you trust.
Learn how to make bootable clones, this way a complete erase can occur and a reverse clone done.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents
4: Resources if one is infected
Data Recovery, wiping entire machine, reinstalling OS X, returning clean files, etc.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents