Ransomware, Macs continue to be bombarded by new and emerging malware threats, even Ransomware.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p4" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p>Mac malware comes in all forms, similar to that of the popular threats that attack Windows PC.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p5" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><strong>Popular types of Mac threats:</strong></p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p6" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <ul> <li><a title="Adware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/adware/">Adware <li><a title="Backdoors Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/backdoors/">Backdoors <li><a title="Browser Hijackers Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/browser-hijackers/">Browser Hijackers</a></li> <li><a title="Malware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/malware/">Malware <li><a title="Potentially Unwanted Programs Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/potentially-unwanted-programs/">Potentially Unwanted Programs</a></li> <li><a title="Ransomware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/ransomware/">Ransomware <li><a title="Trojan Horse Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/trojans/">Trojan Horse</a></li> <li><a title="Viruses Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/viruses/">Viruses </ul> <p>According to 9to5 Mac, there have been about 30 million downloads of a specific Adware app called <a title="NewTab Removal Report" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/osxnewtab-removal">NewTab on Mac devices just in the year 2019. The NewTab app continues to be an annoyance for Mac computers where the deceptive app will infiltrate the Safari Web browser and is known to cause issues outside of Safari through deceptive propagation methods to spread.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p7" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p>AV-TEST, an independent IT-Security company, also revealed how Mac OS malware tripled in 2018 from the previous year alone, as demonstrated in their chart below. Furthermore, Mac malware continues on an upward trend through 2020 and into 2021 prompting computer security experts from trusted sources to sternly warn Mac computer users to take precautions and utilize antimalware tools made available to them.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p8" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><a href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/images/2021/2019-mac-malware-increase-chart.jpg">"AVTEST <span style="font-weight: 400">Atlas VPN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> partnered with AV-TEST to provide an in-depth analysis of Mac Malware behavior in 2020, with the forecast for 2021. Similar to what was mentioned above, the number of threats intended for macOS has only grown. In fact, investigators have found that, on average, throughout 2020, security products detected 1,847 new Mac threats a day.</span></p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p_middle" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Compare this to the full report of 2019 Mac Malware: 55,556 instances of Mac threats were detected in 2019, and the number skyrocketed to 674,273 in 2020. It means that just within a year, we saw a 1,092% increase in Mac Malware. Of course, Windows still remains the main playground for malware creators, and the Mac threats developments cannot even compare to the numbers we see in Windows malware reports, but the sheer increase in Mac infections clearly shows that malware developers find new ways to enter macOS, which has been deemed to be impenetrable for many years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Also, creating malware has become easier, as a lot of things are now ready-made. If hackers and cybercriminals used to have to make everything from scratch before, these days, they can purchase malware codes that can be tweaked according to their liking. In other words, it is a lot easier to make a new threat, and you don’t even need extensive programming skills for that.</span></p> <p><a href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/images/2021/macos-malware-2012-2021-development.jpg">"AVTEST Ransomware, Macs continue to be bombarded by new and emerging malware threats, even Ransomware.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p4" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p>Mac malware comes in all forms, similar to that of the popular threats that attack Windows PC.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p5" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><strong>Popular types of Mac threats:</strong></p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p6" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <ul> <li><a title="Adware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/adware/">Adware <li><a title="Backdoors Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/backdoors/">Backdoors <li><a title="Browser Hijackers Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/browser-hijackers/">Browser Hijackers</a></li> <li><a title="Malware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/malware/">Malware <li><a title="Potentially Unwanted Programs Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/potentially-unwanted-programs/">Potentially Unwanted Programs</a></li> <li><a title="Ransomware Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/ransomware/">Ransomware <li><a title="Trojan Horse Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/trojans/">Trojan Horse</a></li> <li><a title="Viruses Removal and Analysis" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/threat-database/viruses/">Viruses </ul> <p>According to 9to5 Mac, there have been about 30 million downloads of a specific Adware app called <a title="NewTab Removal Report" href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/osxnewtab-removal">NewTab on Mac devices just in the year 2019. The NewTab app continues to be an annoyance for Mac computers where the deceptive app will infiltrate the Safari Web browser and is known to cause issues outside of Safari through deceptive propagation methods to spread.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p7" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p>AV-TEST, an independent IT-Security company, also revealed how Mac OS malware tripled in 2018 from the previous year alone, as demonstrated in their chart below. Furthermore, Mac malware continues on an upward trend through 2020 and into 2021 prompting computer security experts from trusted sources to sternly warn Mac computer users to take precautions and utilize antimalware tools made available to them.</p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p8" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><a href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/images/2021/2019-mac-malware-increase-chart.jpg">"AVTEST <span style="font-weight: 400">Atlas VPN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> partnered with AV-TEST to provide an in-depth analysis of Mac Malware behavior in 2020, with the forecast for 2021. Similar to what was mentioned above, the number of threats intended for macOS has only grown. In fact, investigators have found that, on average, throughout 2020, security products detected 1,847 new Mac threats a day.</span></p><div class="rotatead-container" data-group="location:p_middle" data-title="Mac Malware"></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Compare this to the full report of 2019 Mac Malware: 55,556 instances of Mac threats were detected in 2019, and the number skyrocketed to 674,273 in 2020. It means that just within a year, we saw a 1,092% increase in Mac Malware. Of course, Windows still remains the main playground for malware creators, and the Mac threats developments cannot even compare to the numbers we see in Windows malware reports, but the sheer increase in Mac infections clearly shows that malware developers find new ways to enter macOS, which has been deemed to be impenetrable for many years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Also, creating malware has become easier, as a lot of things are now ready-made. If hackers and cybercriminals used to have to make everything from scratch before, these days, they can purchase malware codes that can be tweaked according to their liking. In other words, it is a lot easier to make a new threat, and you don’t even need extensive programming skills for that.</span></p> <p><a href=https://www.enigmasoftware.com/threat-database/mac-malware/4/"/images/2021/macos-malware-2012-2021-development.jpg">"AVTEST

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Mac Malware

Most Trending Mac Malware in the Last 2 Weeks

# Threat Name Severity Level Alias(es) Detections
1. VirtualActivity
2. SearchUp
3. Genieo 0 % (Normal) MacOS:Genieo-AC [Adw]
Artemis
Artemis!04C896E2806A
4. SearchBrowserSky
5. MAC Defender
6. AbsoluteValue 20 % (Normal) 5
7. CenterNow
8. Propprethosnis
9. WebScheduler
10. MaxOfferDeal
11. ZShlayer
12. Convuster
13. Sins1.xyz
14. MainSearchBoard
15. FilterSoftware
16. 'wants access to control Safari.app'
17. UnitNetwork
18. CrossRider 10 % (Normal) Crossrider.WFB
Trj/Genetic.gen
Trojan[Downloader:HEUR]/Win32.AGeneric 		225,066
19. EggShell
20. Analyzer File
21. Firesear.ch
22. OperativeMachine
23. 'LauncherSetup will damage your computer' Message
24. 'RecordMapperd Will Damage Your Computer' Message
25. Penit.xyz
26. MacOS.Opener.U
27. BeAware
28. Trojan.MacOS.Ravir 90 % (High) 4
29. MajorSearchLetter
30. PortalFlow

Last updated: 2023-07-03

Threat Name Severity Level Detections
ActivityCache
AddSystem
AddUpgrade
AdjustableBox
AdjustableRotator
AdLoad
Adsafesafarifix.com Pop-Ups 20 % (Normal) 1
AdStealer Trojan
Advanced Mac Cleaner
Advanced Network Care
AdvancedDisplay 20 % (Normal) 4
AdvancedNetworkSearch
AdvancedParameter
AdvancedProcesser
AdvancedServices
AdvancedSprintd Will Damage Your Computer' Message
Adware.MAC.Generic
Adware.MacOS.AdwareSig 20 % (Normal) 648
Adware.MacOS.Agent-DH 20 % (Normal) 19
Adware.MacOS.Agent-DW 20 % (Normal) 15
Adware.MacOS.Agent-DX 20 % (Normal) 0
Adware.MacOS.Agent-EC 20 % (Normal) 5
Adware.MacOS.Agent-EE 20 % (Normal) 0
Adware.MacOS.Agent-EH 20 % (Normal) 0
Adware.MacOS.Agent-FE 20 % (Normal) 0
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