Apple has issued a new update to the Xprotect malware definitions added with the release of Security Update 2011-003 earlier this week. According to security experts, the tag-you’re-it game between Apple and cyber criminals has officially begun.Up until the Mac Defender threat, Apple could safely say that cyber... |
3 June 2011
09:15 GMT |
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Apple’s latest efforts to keep the likes of Mac Defender away from systems running Mac OS X have already been thwarted by a new variant of the malware dubbed ‘Mdinstall.pkg’, according to reports.According to Ed Bott blogging for ZDnet, the new Mac Defender variation was deployed hours after Apple r... |
1 June 2011
10:19 GMT |
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A new variant of the Mac Defender malware is out in the wild using the same effective SEO poisoning to trick Mac into downloading and installing a malicious program.
Dubbed MacGuard, the app comes in two pieces, one of which is an installer called avRunner.
As with the first threat, Texas, Austin-based security ven... |
26 May 2011
03:58 GMT |
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A May 24 Support document mentioning ‘Mac Defender’ is Apple’s confirmation that the company is taking the first steps towards ensuring Mac users do not get infected with the latest malware targeting OS X.
The Cupertino, California-based company acknowledges the existence of Mac Defender labeling i... |
25 May 2011
02:53 GMT |
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Discovered and detailed by a Mac security firm earlier this month, a trojan targeting Macs is now officially on Apple’s to-do list.
A leaked internal document from Apple shows that issues caused by fake antivirus software “MAC Defender” are now a priority on the company’s agenda.
The mem... |
20 May 2011
03:30 GMT |
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McAfee, the security firm that proactively secures systems and networks from known and as of yet undiscovered threats worldwide, has released McAfee Security for Mac 1.0 Beta 1. The software is an integrated suite of products that “uses advanced heuristics and protects Apple computers from viruses, trojans, spy... |
12 May 2009
03:53 GMT |
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One of the first hot news we got hold of this week was Apple surprisingly recommending antivirus software for Mac users, in a knowledge base article on its site. However, what looked like Apple finally admitting Mac virus threats has turned into a reassuring statement coming from Apple spokesperson, Bill Evans. Acco... |
3 December 2008
08:31 GMT |
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A support document has recently appeared on Apple's website detailing information “about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS.” Apple admits that Mac OS X has grown to become popular among regular computer users and hackers alike. Tech-driven sources point out to a technical note dishing info... |
1 December 2008
06:44 GMT |
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Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for renowned security firm Sophos, says that with Apple's rapidly growing market share (now at 8.5 percent) and sales of around 2.5 million Macs in the last quarter, recent Mac switchers are sitting ducks for "profit-minded cybercriminals," as a Chron report reveals."I... |
24 July 2008
10:22 GMT |
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