#Macos malware used runonly applescripts avoid install#
The goal was to get users to install the infected app under the guise of a tool for trading and managing their crypto wallets. Operation ElectroRAT is a remote-access trojan virus app targeting Windows cryptocurrency users since early 2020. The lack of scalability in Mac malware attacks might have been a challenge for hackers in the past, but a new trend is appearing in the form of cross-platform malware. They still aren’t as popular as attacks on computers running Windows, but Mac doesn’t have the benefit of obscurity being its sole protection anymore. Even in 2018, Mac users represented less than 9% of the market.Īttacks on Macs weren’t scalable the way they were on Windows computers. Hackers didn’t bother targeting Mac computers because they made up such a small portion of the digital population. Until Apple kicked the hornet’s nest by claiming their devices were virus-proof, Mac users enjoyed security through minority. Let’s take a peek at the most common malware attacks on Macs. Today, Mac users are just as vulnerable to virus and malware attacks as Windows users. While it’s true that Macs don’t get most PC viruses, it inspired those bad actors to create an entirely new digital species of viruses and malware targeted directly at macOS. The statement might have been true until Apple decided to taunt hackers worldwide with their claim. It’s a claim that Apple expressed loudly until they doubled down on announcing in 2012 that “we don’t get PC viruses.” Apple started making computers in 1976, long before they became common in most households in the developed world.įor decades, Mac users believed their computers were immune to viruses.
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