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March 9, 2017 admin 2017, iOS, ipm, Kaspersky Password Manager, MacOS, passwords, Products, Security

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:40:58 +0000

Using passwords on mobile devices is painful: In addition to memorizing your passwords, you need to input them with an awkward on-screen keyboard. But we’ve got you covered!

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Chrome for MacOS to block rogue ad injections and settings changes

March 2, 2017 admin MacOS, Security, Web Apps

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 07:46:00 -0800

Google has expanded its Safe Browsing service, allowing Google Chrome on macOS to better protect users from programs that locally inject ads into web pages or that change the browser’s home page and search settings.

The Safe Browsing service is used by Google’s search engine, as well as by Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, to block users from accessing websites that host malicious code or malicious software. Chrome also uses the service to scan downloaded files and to block users from executing those that are flagged as malicious.

“Safe Browsing is broadening its protection of macOS devices, enabling safer browsing experiences by improving defenses against unwanted software and malware targeting macOS,” Google said in a blog post Wednesday. “As a result, macOS users may start seeing more warnings when they navigate to dangerous sites or download dangerous files.”

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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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Decrypting after a Findzip ransomware infection

February 28, 2017 admin apple, cybercrime, Filecoder, Findzip, Findzip ransomware, Mac, MacOS, ransomware

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:00:47 +0000

The Findzip ransomware was discovered on February 22, 2017. At that time, it was thought that files would be irreversibly encrypted by this ransomware, with no chance of decryption. Turns out, that’s not quite true.

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Mac ransomware on piracy sites

February 23, 2017 admin Adobe Premier Pro, apple, Findzip, Mac, MacOS, malware, Microsoft Office, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:00:31 +0000

February has been a relatively busy month in the world of Mac malware, and now it has gotten busier with the appearance of the second piece of ransomware ever to affect macOS.

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New macOS ransomware spotted in the wild

February 22, 2017 admin Apple Mac, encryption, MacOS, Malware & Vulnerabilities, Security

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:09:00 -0800

A new file-encrypting ransomware program for macOS is being distributed through bit torrent websites, and users who fall victim to it won’t be able to recover their files — even if they pay.

Crypto ransomware programs for macOS are rare. This is the second such threat found in the wild so far, and it’s a poorly designed one. The program was named OSX/Filecoder.E by the malware researchers from antivirus vendor ESET who found it.

OSX/Filecoder.E masquerades as a cracking tool for commercial software like Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Microsoft Office for Mac. It is written in Apple’s Swift programming language by what appears to be an inexperienced developer, judging from the many mistakes made in its implementation.

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SophosLabs malware forecast points to rising IoT threats, more ransomware

February 13, 2017 admin Android, Events, IoT, linux, MacOS, malware, Microsoft Word Intruder, ransomware, RSA, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:46:34 +0000

SophosLabs has released a malware forecast to coincide with the start of RSA Conference 2017. Typically, our research papers focus on Windows, which has traditionally been the largest battleground. While some of the report does indeed look at Microsoft-specific challenges, we decided to focus more on the increasing malware threats directed at platforms where the […]

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