As Apple releases new iterations of its operating system annually, a handful of new features are usually added and the user interface undergoes tweaks, too. What sticks around throughout these updates is the built-in Safari browser. Unsurprisingly, Mac adware authors tailor their campaigns to fit this context and coin threats that focus on taking over Safari preferences. Most of these hijackers redirect the browser to unwanted sites without users’ consent.

Online tech support scams are on the rise for a reason. They are so prolific and effective because their essence is twofold. One facet involves a piece of malware that hijacks a browser, and the other revolves around exploiting human credulity and desire to keep a computer safe. The large-scale Zeus virus scam wave is quickly gaining momentum as an instrument to defraud Mac users of their money.

One of the biggest blots on the present-day cybersecurity radar is the consistent growth of Mac malware. The driving force of this trend is adware, a form of harmful code that largely focuses on throwing victims’ web browsers into disarray while additionally causing some turmoil in the functioning of the computer on the whole. "... will damage your computer" is a typical threat from this category that displays unwanted ads and redirects the browser to sketchy websites.

In the growingly hybrid world of Mac malware, multipurpose infections such as GoSearch occupy a broad niche. This strain of harmful code accompanies scareware, operates as a browser hijacker, and collects victims’ personally identifiable information to pave other threats’ way into systems. Whereas the takeover of web preferences is the most conspicuous symptom, effective cleanup presupposes more than fixing the browser side of things.

Browser preferences are among the fundamentals of regular computer use, being nifty shortcuts to personalize one’s Internet experience. This convenience works flawlessly until a piece of malware shows up. The category of harmful code called adware is the one to blame for tweaking victims’ web navigation defaults, as is the case with the Yahoo redirect virus on Mac. This article explains the mechanics of said attack vector.

Online frauds hinging on scare tactics are among cybercriminals’ favorites. This is a comparatively effortless way to bilk users of money or distribute malware. One of the recent scams of this kind involves popups that say, “Your iPhone has been hacked”. They appear when a would-be victim visits a fishy web page on their device, and the hoax typically continues due to drive-by downloads and malicious scripts being invoked as part of the original visit.