The growth of cloud computing and virtualization has propelled a paradigm where computer networks and individual machines can operate with amazing flexibility in terms of allocating the processing resources. The only caveat is to ensure that there is a proper conduit in place linking servers with separate hosts. The Citrix Receiver tool for Mac bridges the gap in this regard. It can be problematic to thoroughly remove, though. This article helps get rid of all the bits and pieces of this software if it’s no longer needed.

Some Mac applications tend to become more resource-intensive as they evolve. This is a normal upshot of advanced features being brought to users’ fingertips, but it might also be a source of performance issues on older machines that lack RAM and CPU power to cope with growingly complex tasks thrown at them. Whilst a popup alert saying “Your computer is low on memory” seems to be a symptom of such a predicament, it could as well mean that the Mac is infected with a virus.

Adware is taking the Mac world by storm, with numerous strains surfacing in the wild to wreak havoc with users’ Internet navigation experience. There is a particular lineage of these software culprits that generates new spinoffs several times a week, which hints at ambitious players at the helm of the campaign. SystemSpot is one of the samples discovered in 2020. Keep reading to get an idea of how it operates and what risks may ensue from its activity.

Streaming video downloaders are still popular despite high Internet penetration allowing people to watch such content on the go with no issues at all. ClipGrab application is one of the pioneers in online media conversion services for Macs. It appears to do its job, for the most part. However, there are a few recent concerns about excessively intrusive tactics used to distribute this app and the subsequent interference with one’s web browsing activities.

It is believed that a look back on the past can give valuable clues on what the future holds. How about applying this theory to cybercrime? From phishing and ransomware to mobile malware and cryptojacking, this century has already become a cradle of deleterious phenomena in this arena. This article encompasses some of the key cybercrime stats to date and outlines the top challenges that will likely emerge in the 2020s.

No matter how vanilla it may sound, Mac malware is gaining momentum and its dynamic progress doesn’t seem to be thwarted by new operating system releases and tweaks of security features being rolled out. The role of adware in this shady environment is huge, with numerous fraudulent apps like Top Results 1.0 constantly appearing in the wild and playing havoc with victims’ web browsers.