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How does macOS protect against malware?

February 21, 2019 admin 101, gatekeeper, Mac, MacOS, malware removal tool, Malwarebytes for Mac, MRT, quarantine, SIP, TCC, XProtect

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Mac users often are told that “Macs don’t get viruses.” This is not really true, of course. Macs can and do get infected. However, it is true that macOS provides some basic protection against malware. This protection can be quite effective in some ways, but, unfortunately, quite ineffective in others. Let’s take a look at…

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Two new Mac backdoors discovered

March 1, 2017 admin anti-malware, apple, cybercrime, iOS, iPhone, Mac, MacOS, malware, XAgent, XProtect

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:00:33 +0000

On Valentine’s Day, Mac users got a special “treat” in the form of new malware. Now, just a week later, there are signs of yet another piece of malware looming. This brings the count of malware (as opposed to adware or other threats) discovered for macOS this year up to 4, in only two short months.

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