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Tag: Mac trojan

Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan

Friday, December 6, 2019 1:13 pm4 Comments

The Lazarus hacking group has been caught trying to sneak a new ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple macOS computers…

Apple updates XProtect malware definitions for Mac trojan OSX/Snake.A

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:01 pmWednesday, April 25, 20186 Comments

Nearly one year after the discovery of a macOS Trojan, identified as OSX/Snake, Apple has issued an update to its XProtect malware definitions…

Meet Coldroot, a nasty Mac trojan that went undetected for years

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 3:01 pmTuesday, February 20, 201813 Comments

A Mac malware that can silently, remotely control a vulnerable computer and steal passwords…

Mac Malware Mania: Chicken Little works for antivirus peddlers. You’re the only problem. Fix the problem.

Friday, August 25, 2017 11:26 amFriday, August 25, 201730 Comments

Sulfur’s burning in your nostrils. The heavens grow darker. Far off you hear a voice you think might be Chicken Little…

Watch out for ‘OSX Dok’ money stealing Mac phishing attack which mimics your online bank

Friday, July 14, 2017 11:25 amFriday, July 14, 20177 Comments

A recently discovered strain of Apple Mac malware has begun mimicking major banking websites…

Apple blocks OSX/Dok communications-snooping malware

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 1:55 pmWednesday, May 3, 20171 Comment

Apple has moved to thwart a malware attack that used a legitimate…

macOS malware OSX/Dok now blocked by Apple

Monday, May 1, 2017 10:59 amNo Comments

The malware, called OSX/Dok by Check Point, spreads via a phishing attack that…

Nasty Mac malware bypasses Apple’s macOS Gatekeeper, undetectable by most antivirus apps

Friday, April 28, 2017 11:31 am8 Comments

We learned recently that macOS malware grew by 744% last year, though most of it…

Free app quickly checks your Mac for Flashback trojan

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:06 am10 Comments

A quick Flashback checker that can be run on its own to see whether your Mac…

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