Shlayer, No. 1 Threat for Mac, Targets YouTube, Wikipedia
The malware uses thousands of partner websites to spread malvertising code. Continue reading Shlayer, No. 1 Threat for Mac, Targets YouTube, Wikipedia
Category Archives: Shlayer
Shlayer Trojan Accounted for 30 Percent of Detections for macOS in 2019
The Shlayer trojan accounted for approximately 30 percent of all of Kaspersky Lab’s malware detections for the macOS platform in 2019. Kaspersky Lab revealed on Securelist that Shlayer has been the most common threat to target its macOS userbase … Continue reading Shlayer Trojan Accounted for 30 Percent of Detections for macOS in 2019
ThreatList: Apple Adware, Phishing, APT Attacks Threaten macOS Users
Telemetry for the first half of the year shows that Apple’s ecosystem is firmly in cybercriminals’ sights. Continue reading ThreatList: Apple Adware, Phishing, APT Attacks Threaten macOS Users
Malvertising Campaigns Skirt Ad Blockers, Serve Up Mac Malware
The RIG exploit kit and Safari redirects are both in the adversaries’ bag of tricks. Continue reading Malvertising Campaigns Skirt Ad Blockers, Serve Up Mac Malware
New Shlayer Malware Variant Targeting Macs
Security researchers have found a new variant of a trojan program dubbed Shlayer that infects Mac computers and disables the macOS Gatekeeper security agent. Shlayer was discovered a year ago by researchers from Intego and was typically distributed th… Continue reading New Shlayer Malware Variant Targeting Macs
Trojan Infects Browser Extensions After Disabling Integrity Checks
Security researchers have discovered a new Trojan program dubbed Razy that installs itself as a browser extension or infects existing browser extensions after disabling integrity checks. According to researchers from Kaspersky Lab, Razy is distributed… Continue reading Trojan Infects Browser Extensions After Disabling Integrity Checks