prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2012 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-31458.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-31458.htm Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:55:00 CST Intego has discovered a new Trojan horse, Flashback, which masquerades as a Flash Player installer. VirusBarrier X6's real-time scanner will detect the file when it is downloaded, and its Anti-Spyware protection will block any connections. This Trojan horse has been found in the wild, and has some disturbing actions. Users visiting certain malicious websites may see a link or an icon to download and install Flash Player. Since Mac OS X Lion does not include Flash Player, some users may be fooled http://prmac.com/release-id-30491.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30491.htm Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:20:00 CST Intego, the Apple security specialist, today announced a special back to school promotion on all of its X6 security software to keep your Macs safe from the dangers of the Internet, and save 20%. Whether you're going back to school or to work, it's a good time to make sure your Macs are protected from the dangers of the Internet. Intego is offering a 20% discount on any Intego X6 or Dual Protection product, purchased exclusively from the Intego online store. http://prmac.com/release-id-23624.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23624.htm Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:45:00 CST Austin based Intego, the Mac security specialist, today announced that Jeff Erwin has taken over as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Erwin brings to Intego 30 years of experience in the technology sector managing companies selling both hardware and software. Jeff Erwin has worked as General Manager for Microsoft, General Manager for Cisco Systems, and CEO for Pure Networks, and has a solid engineering background as well as experience working with security software. http://prmac.com/release-id-13331.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13331.htm Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:25:00 CST Austin based Intego today announced they have discovered a spyware application that is installed by a number of freely distributed Mac applications and screen savers found on a variety of websites. This spyware, OSX/OpinionSpy, performs a number of malicious actions, from scanning files to recording user activity, as well as sending information about this activity to remote servers and opening a backdoor on infected Macs. http://prmac.com/release-id-13071.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13071.htm Thu, 20 May 2010 03:55:00 CST Austin based Intego today updated the Mac Security Blog, a Mac-centric blog focused on security. With a new, simpler look, and improved functionality, Intego has given an overhaul to the only blog that covers Mac security exclusively. The Mac Security Blog has no ads, offers an RSS feed, a powerful search function, and a tag cloud to find the most popular topics. Topics include discoveries of new malware and threats to Mac users, Apple security updates, and much more. http://prmac.com/release-id-12273.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-12273.htm Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:10:00 CST Austin based Intego has discovered a new variant of a malware for Mac, called HellRTS. When installed on computers running Mac OS X, HellRTS opens a backdoor that allows remote users to take control of infected Macs and perform actions on them. Intego identifies this backdoor as OSX/HellRTS.D, a variant of an early Mac OS X malware first spotted in 2004. HellRTS is built in RealBasic and a Universal Binary able to run on both PowerPC- and Intel-Based Macs. http://prmac.com/release-id-11990.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-11990.htm Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:45:00 CST Austin based Intego today announced VirusBarrier X6 10.6.5, a free maintenance update to its acclaimed anti-malware and network protection tool. In addition to improving performance and reliability, VirusBarrier X6 now scans iPads for malware and malicious files. VirusBarrier X6 was the first anti-malware program to scan iPhones and iPod touches, and is now the first to scan the iPad. In addition to iPad compatibility, version 10.6.5 adds many new features. http://prmac.com/release-id-11346.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-11346.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 CST Austin based Intego today announced VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, featuring the latest version of its acclaimed anti-malware and network security software together with BitDefender Antivirus 2010 so Mac users can protect their Windows installations. The latest version of Intego's anti-malware and network security program includes new threat-detection techniques, improved methods of detection, combined detection protocols, proactive behavioral analysis, and a full range of defensive functions. http://prmac.com/release-id-10021.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-10021.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:33:00 CST Intego today announced VirusBarrier X6, the latest version of its acclaimed antivirus and anti-malware software for mac OS X. VirusBarrier X6 now provides comprehensive protection from both malware and network threats. VirusBarrier X6 is the only antivirus program for Mac that includes full antivirus and anti-malware protection together with a two-way firewall, network protection, anti-phishing, anti-spyware features and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-8542.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-8542.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:14:00 CST Intego today released their important November 11, 2009 Security Memo. Intego has identified this as iPhone/Privacy.A, allowing hackers to connect to any jailbroken iPhone whose owners have not changed the root password. Hackers using this tool will install it on a computer, then let it work. It scans the network accessible to it, and when it finds a jailbroken iPhone, breaks into it, then steals data and records it. http://prmac.com/release-id-7808.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-7808.htm Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:59:00 CST Intego has teamed up with other best-of-class Mac security software partners to make an unbeatable offer: the Mac Security Bundle. Available now on MacPromo through October 31, this bundle contains 12 applications that cover all of the security needs of Mac users. This bundle is 90% off the total price of the programs purchased individually. http://prmac.com/release-id-6942.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-6942.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:48:00 CST Intego today announced that it will be attending Apple Expo Canada, to be held in Toronto, Ontario, on August 21, 2009. Parallel to this will be the Apple Reseller Summit Conference & Expo, and Intego will be attending this event for professionals as well. In addition to presenting Intego products to resellers and the general public, an Intego representative will give a 30-minute presentation on Mac security. http://prmac.com/release-id-2426.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-2426.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:59:00 CST Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the release of VirusBarrier X5 10.5.3, an update to its acclaimed antivirus software that Macworld calls "the gold standard". This new version adds the ability to scan the iPhone and iPod touch for malware. VirusBarrier X5 is the only antivirus software that can eradicate malware from the iPhone and iPod touch.