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Mac Malware Monsoon in May

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May

2011

Here’s a quick update on the Mac OS X malware landscape, a rather hot topic this month. May started off with the announcement of the DIY malware kit Weyland-Yutani BOT. This news was shortly thereafter dwarfed by numerous reports of fake (a.k.a. rogue) security software for the Mac; names include Mac Defender, Mac Protector, Mac […]

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Malware on your Mac? Don’t expect AppleCare to help you remove it

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May

2011

ZDNet writer Ed Bott has today published a fascinating conversation with an AppleCare support rep on the subject of Mac malware. For reasons which will become obvious when you read the interview, the Apple support rep has chosen to remain anonymous. Chances are that if he hadn’t kept his identity secret that he would be […]

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Winwebsec gang responsible for FakeMacdef?

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May

2011

We’ve noticed a few odd rogue security software applications recently—although this type of threat is nothing new, these samples are interesting because they target the Mac OS X operating system. There have been several variants of a threat, which we detect as Rogue:MacOS_X/FakeMacdef, going around this month. As you would expect with any rogue antimalware […]

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