To get the tool, go and download the Flashfake Removal Tool on your Mac. Double click it to unzip it and then double click the app to run it. Scan your Mac and it should tell you whether it was infected or not and clean it up if it is infected.
In cruel twist of fate, the Flashfake removal tool didn't work on my Mac and it stopped with an error message when scanning the system. (You might have more luck.) Fortunately, clicking the More Information link in the app takes you to the flashbackcheck.com website. This is an alternative way to check whether your Mac is or was infected.
According to Kaspersky, Flashback contacts around 30 websites each day and it among the things that it does is to send the infected Mac's UUID. This is like a serial number that identifies each Mac. Kaspersky created their own server that imitates the one Flashback is supposed to connect to and collected all the UUIDs from infected Macs. By entering your Mac's UUID at the flashbackcheck.com website, it can instantly tell you whether your Mac is or was infected by seeing if it is in the database.
(To find your Mac's UUID in Lion, click the Apple menu, About This Mac, More info, System Report. Select Hardware at the top and on the right is Hardware UUID. Copy and paste it into the flashbackcheck website.)
I recommend that you either run Flashfake Removal Tool or use the website to check whether your Mac is infected.
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