Threats
Tavanero Search On Mac OS X
Tavanero Search is the name of a browser hijacker that can affect your browser of choice on a Mac computer. Regardless of whether you use Chrome, Firefox or Mac's own Safari browser, your Internet experience can be... Read more
Xagent Mac Malware
Xagent is the name of a piece of malware that can infect computers running MacOS, among other devices and operating systems. The malware is believed to have links to the threat actor group collectively known as Fancy... Read more
Stop Wbredirect.com in Safari, Chrome, Firefox on Mac OS X
Wbredirect dot com is the designation given to a potentially unwanted app that works as a mix of adware and a browser hijacker and may have quietly landed on your Mac without your knowledge or consent. Potentially... Read more
Xvidsetup.exe Fake Update on Mac
Xvidsetup.exe is the name of a fake browser video plugin updater that contains malware. You may find it on malicious websites, disguised in a fake video player that prompts you to install the Xvidsetup.exe file in the... Read more
Trovi PUP on Mac Browsers
Trovi is the name of a potentially unwanted application that may have ended up on your Mac. Trovi exhibits a lot of signs and behaviors typical for browser hijackers - a sub-category of potentially unwanted apps. Once... Read more
Unpollute My Mac PUP
Unpollute My Mac is the name of a potentially unwanted application that you may suddenly find on your Mac with no recollection of ever encountering or installing it. The way similar potentially unwanted apps get on... Read more
"Your Apple iPhone Is Infected" Fake Warning Popups
The string "Your Apple iPhone Is Infected By (number) Viruses" is a scam warning message that is displayed by deceptive web sites. The warning can pop up on both your computer and your iPhone browser and should not be... Read more
Vietnamese Malware Campaign by OceanLotus Targeting Macs
A new version of a previously known backdoor targeting Mac computers has been spotted in the wild by security researchers. The malware is thought to be related to the Vietnamese threat actor known as OceanLotus.... Read more
XCodeGhost Malware on iOS Devices
XCodeGhost is the name of a modified, malicious version of Apple's official XCode development environment that is used for creating and publishing mobile iOS applications. XCodeGhost was first discovered back in 2015... Read more
"This Update Requires an Action" Pop-up on Mac
Unfortunate Mac users may have run into an annoying pop-up window in their Safari browser that reads "This Update Requires an Action". The best course of action in this case is not to click anything on the fake... Read more
TuneupMyMac PUP on Mac
TuneupMyMac is the name of a potentially unwanted application that can find its way on your Mac computer. It exhibits some qualities that can classify TuneupMyMac as a rogue optimization app. Rogue applications... Read more
Remove VSearch From Safari, Firefox And Chrome On Mac
VSearch is a detection name, which various anti-malware applications use to mark a collection of browser hijackers, adware, and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) for Windows and Mac. The risks of having such... Read more
UtilityParze Adware on Mac
UtilityParze, sometimes spelled out as UtilityParse, is the name of a strain of adware that belongs to the broader Pirrit family of Mac adware. It shares a number of traits commonly found in potentially unwanted apps,... Read more
Taboola Ads on Mac Browsers
Taboola Ads is the name of a potentially unwanted application that acts as a browser hijacker. The most common way Taboola Ads may have ended up on your Mac is through a bundle installer. Potentially unwanted... Read more
Smart Search Browser Hijacker on Mac Os X
Smart Search is one of the many potentially unwanted applications that may have quietly landed on your Mac computer without your knowledge. Potentially unwanted apps fill the gray space between legitimate software and... Read more
Time Search Now PUP on Mac OS X
Time Search Now is the name given to a number of browser hijackers that can end up on your Mac computer. Browser hijackers are a sub-category of potentially unwanted applications - software that resides in the grey... Read more
Thiefquest Mac Ransomware And Decryption
Thiefquest is the name of a strain of ransomware that made the rounds back in 2020. The malware was initially thought to be ransomware, as it would display a warning message and drop a ransom note. However, closer... Read more
"Chrome Security Update" Fake Message on Mac
If you are browsing and suddenly get redirected to a page claiming to install a "Chrome Security Update" on your system, you might want to close the browser tab immediately. Chances are, you have landed on a malicious... Read more
