Do not think that Windows users are safe, the virus affects them as well. The trojan is affecting social networking sites and is disguised as a video called “Is this you in this video?” Just make certain that you do not click on the link, as a Java aplet will then launch and then download and install a number of files.

There is a fear that once the malware launches it will be able to crack any user accounts and then work as other spam attacks do, by sharing itself with others. Ars Technica learned from SecureMac that it is not known if or what the differences were with the Mac and Windows version of this torjan was.

There is an easy solution to all this – no not social networking sites increasing security – do not click any links like this at all. For those of you who have already been affected by trojan.osx.boonana.a, then get a free removal tool here.

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Most computers these days have Java installed, however like any application software updates are essential, luckily there is a simple way for you to see if you have the latest version of Java installed, simply click on this link and wait for the website to check your computer automatically.

When running the scan you may be prompted with a security warning asking you to allow Sun Microsystems to run software on your PC, accept this warning and wait for the results. Once complete you will be told what version is installed and prompted with a download link to install the up-to-date version.

The download is just 10MB in size and doesn’t take too long to install, you don’t have to change any of the installation settings just pretty much press next, next continue and finish etc.

If you do not have Java installed it is pretty essential for web browsing these days, here is the official description of Java’s many uses “Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It’s also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing. ”

To download Java for Windows check out this link, for Linux check out this link, for Apple computers check out this link and for Solaris check out this link.

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