Mac malware is becoming growingly hybrid. Outright harmful apps aren’t the only type of threats users encounter. There are numerous potentially unwanted programs that can only be flagged malicious upon in-depth inspection and don’t appear bad at first sight. Chromium is one of them. It isn’t a virus per se at all, but its trojanized versions are nuisances and cannot be uninstalled easily.

A Mac invulnerable to viruses is a misnomer that doesn’t exist, no matter how optimistic some fans of Apple may be. There are plenty of malicious apps out there that zero in on Mac OS X and the newer macOS editions. A program called Mac Security Plus, for instance, is the contrary to what it sounds like. Get the lowdown on its rogue essence, distribution logic, malicious goals, and effective removal techniques.

Out of all forms of malware targeting Macintosh computers, adware is the indisputable king – at least, in terms of the prevalence. The moderate impact combined with quantitative domination in the Mac virus climate make this species thrive and multiply, with samples like Pohs2oom surfacing often enough to keep up the trend. This infection messes up the way the web browsers operate on a host Mac.

Manipulation, deceit, and obtrusiveness – all of these might sound like human-only vices, but they are also inherent to some inhabitants of the Mac malware landscape. If you ask a cybersecurity expert which type of malicious code has these characteristics, scareware is going to be the answer. Mac Speedup Pro is one of the “classic” rogue apps plaguing Mac computers on a sizeable scale in early 2019 and driving users nuts.

A group of light-fingered cybercrooks have been running a deceptive campaign where Mac OS X users are misinformed about the presence of the Tapsnake virus on their systems. When surfing the web with their favorite browser, the targeted people suddenly bump into popup alerts that report said infection and recommend an application that will supposedly rectify the problem.

Tech support scams are universal as they hit users regardless of their computers. The idea is simple: to dupe people into thinking their machines are at risk and then offer a rogue fix. The pseudo remedy recommended by the crooks can be a junk app or the assistance of a self-proclaimed support agent. The browser alerts saying, “Your Mac is infected with 3 viruses” is part of a classic scam targeting Mac users.