Apple has posted a knowledge base article on its website explaining the steps the company will take to address the recent 'Mac Defender' malware that has surfaced in the past couple of weeks. In the article Apple reveals that it will issue a Mac OS X update in the "coming days" that will remove the malware.
In the coming days, Apple will deliver a Mac OS X software update that will automatically find and remove Mac Defender malware and its known variants. The update will also help protect users by providing an explicit warning if they download this malware.
Apple describes the 'Mac Defender' malware as a "phishing scam [that] has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus."