No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware
Last year, 11% of all detections on Macs were caused by malware. The illuminating figure gives a view into the world of Mac cyberthreats.
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Mac adware is more sophisticated and dangerous than traditional Mac malware
Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:34:48 +0000
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| Adware and PUPs can actually be far more invasive and dangerous on the Mac than “real” malware. We demonstrate with analysis of Crossrider, a sophisticated Mac adware that uses evasion and persistence techniques more complex than nation-state malware. Categories: Tags: adwarebundlorecrossridermacMac adwaremac threatsmacOSmacspotentially unwanted programsPUPssurfbuyer |
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Read moreNew Crossrider variant installs configuration profiles on Macs
Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:30:00 +0000
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| A new variant of the Crossrider adware has been spotted that is infecting Macs in a unique way, using a configuration profile to keep its effects resident in the system. Categories: Tags: Advanced Mac Cleaneradwareconfiguration profileconfiguration profilescrossridermac |
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