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MacSweeper is a rogue application that misleads users by exaggerating reports about spyware, adware or viruses on their computer. [1] It is the first known "rogue" application for the Mac OS X operating system. The software was discovered by F-Secure, a Finland-based computer security software company, on January 17, 2008. [2]
macOS malware includes viruses, trojan horses, worms and other types of malware that affect macOS, Apple's current operating system for Macintosh computers. macOS (previously Mac OS X and OS X) is said to rarely suffer malware or virus attacks, [1] and has been considered less vulnerable than Windows. [2]
SevenDust is a computer virus that infects computers running certain versions of the classic Mac OS. It was first discovered in 1998, [1] [2] and originally referred to as 666 by Apple. SevenDust is a polymorphic virus, with some variant also being encrypted. [1] It spreads by users running an infected executable. [3]
According to the Russian antivirus company Dr. Web, a modified version of the "BackDoor.Flashback.39" variant of the Flashback Trojan had infected over 600,000 Mac computers, forming a botnet that included 274 bots located in Cupertino, California. [5] [6] The findings were confirmed one day later by another computer security firm, Kaspersky ...
The Oompa-Loompa malware, also called OSX/Oomp-A or Leap.A, is an application-infecting, LAN-spreading worm for Mac OS X, discovered by the Apple security firm Intego on February 14, 2006. [1] Leap cannot spread over the Internet, and can only spread over a local area network reachable using the Bonjour protocol.
4. Click Yes if you are prompted to give permission to the software to make changes to the computer. 5. In the McAfee Software Removal window, click Next. 6. After reading the End User License Agreement, select Agree and click Next. 7. In the Security Validation window, enter the characters you see and click Next. 8.
Mac Defender (also known as Mac Protector, Mac Security, [1] Mac Guard, [2] Mac Shield, [3] and FakeMacDef) [4] is an internet rogue security program that targets computers running macOS. The Mac security firm Intego discovered the fake antivirus software on 2 May 2011, with a patch not being provided by Apple until 31 May. [ 5 ]
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