In pursuit of more effective malvertising techniques, cybercriminals may take advantage of legit Internet services that are nearly bulletproof in terms of blacklisting. This is the case with popups and redirects taking place via rackcdn.com, a domain space owned by a Texas based company providing cloud solutions. The landing page reports rogue threats and recommends victims to install a piece of scareware.

No matter what they say, Macs get viruses and the stereotype about malware-free Apple computers is certainly obsolete. The electronic threats targeting this platform can manifest themselves in multiple different ways, from hijacking the browser or displaying counterfeit error reports - to mining cryptocurrency in the background. Read this article to learn what symptoms to look out for and how to get rid of a Mac virus if it’s on board and wreaking havoc.

Macs are made inherently flexible when it comes to performance, and there is usually no need to opt for anything third-party – ideally, the operating system copes with the task autonomously. If there are processes that siphon off too much memory, macOS identifies the hogs and triggers kernel_task process that performs the intelligent balancing. But what if this routine goes wrong and said entity is constantly eating up the CPU? Read more to find out.

To distribute malicious code on a large scale, Mac virus peddlers can utilize an agile strategy reminiscent of omnichannel marketing, except that it’s not a legit business at all. As a result, the average scareware campaign is a complex framework of interrelated elements, including browser hijackers like apple.com-scan.live, compromised websites, and the rogue app proper.

Out of all infections on the Mac threat map, rogue system utilities are particularly tricky. They try to distort the actual health condition of an Apple computer to fool the user into purchasing the license. This applies to Cleanup My Mac, an application that masquerades itself as a system optimizer but in fact sticks with a false positives tactic to manipulate users big time. Here’s a detailed analysis of said scareware from different angles.

In the current online climate, there is no such thing as too much privacy. It’s not only cybercriminals that may seek to steal one’s identity, but it’s also major data aggregates that go predatory on users’ sensitive information at times. While password tools are a convenient and effective way to handle credentials, there are rogue ones like Advanced Password Manager that should be avoided.