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Think Mac are immune to computer viruses? Think again. A virus known as the Trojan Flashback has infected over 600,000 Macs in around the world and the number is increasing fast. Now, this virus was first detected back in September of 2011. Back then, Apple dragged its heals with a patch that would solve the problem. The new variant is called Trojan BackDoor/Flashback and your computer can be infected by simply visiting an infected website. Unfortunately, you cannot eliminate the virust by just running a software patch, you will now have to get some antivirus software and clean up the mess. According to Russian antivirus company Dr.Web, not only has this variant of the Flashback trojan infected over 600,000 Mac computers, it hast created a botnet that includes over 274 bots. What does that mean to you? Nothing good. If you are a Mac user, you need to protect your computer. Download the latest security update from Apple and visit shellypalmer.com for more information.