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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If only you had to worry about malware, with Jason Haddix: Lock and Code S05E04
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Jason Haddix about how businesses can protect against modern cyberthreats.
Read moreMac 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 moreMac threat detections on the rise in 2019
Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000
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| For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise. Categories: Tags: browser extensionsMac adwaremac malwaremac telemetrymac threat detectionsmac threatsnewtabpotentially unwanted programsPUPssafari |
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