Apple Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for Trojan OSX/Snake.A
Nearly one year after the discovery of a macOS Trojan, identified as OSX/Snake, Apple has issued an update to its...
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OSX/Shlayer: New Mac malware comes out of its shell
Intego malware researchers discovered a new kind of fake Flash Player updater, which uses Shell scripts to decode dropper(s)...
¡Ay, MaMi! New DNS-hijacking Mac malware discovered
UPDATE: On January 17, we added additional information about the malware’s method of persistence and another file dropped by the...
Month in review: Apple security in October 2017
October has been another busy month! There’s a new variant of the Proton malware, a Wi-Fi “KRACK” attack affecting...
Month in Review: Apple Security in September 2017
So much has happened in the past month; where to begin? We’ve got news about Apple’s latest operating systems,...
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How Malicious Plugins Can Compromise Your Mac
I cannot remember a time in which my browsers did not have a few plug-ins installed. My Safari has...
Apple Updates XProtect to Block New Leverage Malware Variant
Following the discovery of a new version of OSX/Leverage, a backdoor first spotted in 2013, Apple has issued an...
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Why BitTorrent Sites Are a Malware Cesspool
While BitTorrent itself is not inherently unsafe, the files shared through it (and other peer-to-peer networks) are very often...
The iPhone at 10: Still No Major Malware
Many people are writing about the success of the iPhone, and how ten years on, we can clearly see...
New ‘Komplex’ Trojan Malware Targeting Macs [Updated]
A new OS X malware has been discovered by security researchers from Palo Alto Networks. The malware, named “Komplex,” is a...