Performance issues and malware are among the scourges of the Macintosh ecosystem, except that the extent of these caveats is somewhat narrower than with the competing major platforms. Mac optimization and security utilities are therefore in demand. However, the Mac Heal Pro app undermines the overall usefulness of such services, because it installs itself without permission and reports inexistent problems to defraud victims out of their money.

There is a massive Mac adware campaign going on, with multiple variants of browser-hijacking entities being spewed out into the wild. One of the latest threats operating under this wide umbrella is called TapuFind, a service that claims to improve users’ search experience but actually takes over their web browsers. Here’s how this virus works and what should be done to remove it from Mac.

As computer technologies advance, Apple’s laptops continue to be in vogue and boast remarkable productivity combined with sleek design and the unparalleled macOS on board. Also dubbed subnotebook computers, these devices are immensely popular across the globe, no wonder cybercriminals are targeting them on a large scale. This entry describes the common types of malicious programs infecting MacBook Air machines and provides effective removal tips.