{"id":11511,"date":"2016-03-08T09:02:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T14:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=11511"},"modified":"2020-02-26T11:05:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:05:52","slug":"mac-malware-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/mac-malware-again\/11511\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, my Mac can be infected?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please stop me if you have heard this before: \u2018I don\u2019t need a security solution for my Mac. They are super-secure and are completely immune to viruses.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you believe it? If so, I hate to break it to you, but the statement is nothing but a big ol\u2019 myth. As early as 2005<\/a>, Kaspersky Lab\u2019s GReAT reported on vulnerabilities and exploits to Macs.<\/p>\n

\"Wait,<\/a><\/p>\n

At last week\u2019s RSA conference<\/a>, I sat in a session that covered hacking a Mac. The theory behind this presentation was that an assailant could hack into a Mac given the practice of installing software that did not come from a trusted store or official App Store. This bit of social engineering plays into the ego of the \u201cuber-savvy\u201d Mac user.<\/p>\n

The exploit could come in the form of a spoofed email, file share or any other method commonly used to lure in PC users. While this was just a proof of concept, seeing it in action only means that unlike the myth, this is a plausible scenario.<\/p>\n

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#KeRanger<\/a> OS X #ransomware<\/a> impact likely mitigated via @threatpost<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/RbFa12KOFA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PqMKG9HLDr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) March 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n