Viruses, Worms and Spyware—Yikes! A Look at Malware Terminology
The difference between malware and a virus, worm or spyware (or even vulnerabilities) can be confusing. Here's an in-depth...
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OSX/Calisto Mac malware masquerades as Intego software
Every so often, a new piece of malware comes along that tries to deceive victims by disguising itself as...
New Dangerous Mac Malware Masquerades as File Converter App
File converters are like email services. Everyone has a favorite, sometimes we use more than one, and we’re always...
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iWorm Botnet Uses Reddit as Command and Control Center
A new day, and a new threat to Mac OS X. Virus hunters have discovered a sophisticated botnet targeting Mac...
Spyware Gang Ports XSLCmd Malware to Mac OS X from Windows
There may not be as much malware for Mac as there is for Windows, but the last thing anyone...
Hacker Claims to Have Discovered Undocumented iOS “Backdoor”; Apple Denies NSA Collusion
A data forensics expert and jailbreaker has discovered what he claims to be a undocumented "backdoor" in the iOS...
New Cross-Platform Backdoor Trojans Used in Targeted Attack
Security researchers have discovered three trojan horse applications, now posted to VirusTotal, which appear to be part of a...
New Mac Trojan Discovered Related to Syria
A new Mac Trojan has been discovered that creates a backdoor on an affected user’s machine. It was found...
Two New Variants of Backdoor Trojan Found Targeting Activists
Two new variants of a backdoor trojan named OSX/FileSteal have been found to be targeting activists via targeted email....
New Targeted Attack Against Uyghur Mac Users Has Been Hitting the News
A new targeted attack against Uyghur Mac users has been hitting the news. The threat is similar to OSX/CallMe.A we...