So there’s been a fair bit of noise this past week about the Mac OS X Ransomware, the first of its’ kind called KeRanger. It also happens to be the first popular Mac malware of any form for some time. It’s also a lesson to all the Apple fanbois that their OS is not impervious […]
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Avira Joins The Crowd & Starts To Offer Mac Antivirus Software
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 1,899 views
For years the Apple geeks were always self-praising and postulating that their OS was so secure and superior that it didn’t need any silly Anti Virus software. Things changed a couple of years back though, probably in 2009 when Mac OS X Snow Leopard Bundled With Malware Detector. Not long after that the commercial crowd […]
Topic: Apple, Countermeasures, Malware, Security Software
Mac Malware Becoming a Serious Threat
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 14,845 views
Malware on the ubiquitous Apple platform has always been scoffed at by Mac users, and it was fair enough really. There weren’t a whole lot of Mac users so the effort to develop malware for the Mac platform really wasn’t worth it. The platform has exploded though with Macs being the weapon of choice for […]
Java Based Cross Platform Malware Trojan (Mac/Linux/Windows)
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 17,326 views
It’s pretty rare to read about malware on the Linux or Mac OSX platforms and even more rare to read about cross-platform malware which targets both AND Windows by using Java. A neat piece of coding indeed, it targets vulnerabilities in all 3 operating systems – the sad thing? The malware itself is vulnerable to […]
Topic: Apple, Linux Hacking, Malware, Windows Hacking
Apple Struggling With Security & Malware
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 24,184 views
It’s inevitable as Apple products become more and more popular they will get targeted by the bad guys. Count on more viruses, malware, exploits and rootkits for Apple Operating Systems. They are a bit behind in the curve as they don’t have a formal security program and it’s unknown if they use secure development practices […]
Topic: Apple, Malware, Security Software
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