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Mac adware is more sophisticated and dangerous than traditional Mac malware

February 27, 2020 admin Adware, bundlore, crossrider, Mac, Mac adware, mac threats, MacOS, Macs, potentially unwanted programs, pups, surfbuyer

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:34:48 +0000

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.

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A week in security (December 16 – 22)

December 23, 2019 admin 2010s, a week in security, copra, dark overlord, Frankfurt, hackensack, mac threats, maze, ring, Spelevo, wawa

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:40:23 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 16 – 22, including rise of Mac threats, COPRA, Spelevo exploit kit, the security fails of the 2010s, and much more.

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A week in security

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Mac threat detections on the rise in 2019

December 16, 2019 admin browser extensions, Mac, Mac adware, mac malware, mac telemetry, mac threat detections, mac threats, newtab, potentially unwanted programs, pups, safari

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000

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.

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Tags: browser extensions Mac adware mac malware mac telemetry mac threat detections mac threats newtab potentially unwanted programs PUPs safari

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