If you haven't already heard, Mac-based users have been hit by quite the virus scandal over the last few days in the form of "Flashback". In case you're wondering if you're infected, F-Secure are now offering an AppleScript that you can download, and run.

The tiny bit of software checks your Mac for Flashback, and if it finds it, removes it. Apple reportedly has a tool on its way too, but that's not here yet and F-Secure's is. If you want to check your system and feel a bit more secure, you can grab it here.

I just ran it on my MacBook Pro, and I'm clean. I didn't think I'd be infected, I was pretty confident, but I'm the kind of person who would rather be safe than sorry. Run it even if you don't think you're infected, and pass this news onto any of your Mac-based friends and family. Your enemies, well, I'll leave that devious decision to you.

I do hope that this acts as a message to people, Macs are not invincible to viruses, malware, and more. Gone are the days that Macs represented a sliver of the PC base, they're now in more homes than ever, but people still think "Apple is more secure from viruses than Microsoft". This is wrong. Most computer use is done within the browser these days, and browsers are not 100-percent bullet-proof. Always be careful. Always be vigilant. Always be on the lookout. No one is 100-percent safe from this, no matter who you are, or what you think.