“For a long time, Apple shied away from discussing any types of malware: viruses, trojan horses, even adware,” Kirk McElhearn writes for Kirksville. “This latter form of malware is also called ad-injection software, and, as Apple says, “’come from third-party download sites.’ This can result in annoying ads popping up on your Mac, or being inserted into web pages.”
“Again, quoting Apple: ‘If your Mac has ad-injection software installed, you might see pop-up windows, ads, and graphics while surfing the web, even if ‘Block pop-up windows’ is selected in Safari preferences. Ad-injection software might also change your homepage and preferred search engine,'” McElhearn writes. “Apple has created a technical document, Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac, explaining how to get rid of these annoyances.”
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MacDailyNews Note: Regarding iOS malvertising, please see:
• Malvertising: Unscrupulous website ads again auto-redirecting users to App Store from Safari – March 18, 2015
• Shady app install ads automatically redirecting mobile users to App Store, Google Play – January 16, 2015