For the sixth scam of Christmas, the criminals gave to me, Mac scams! Many Mac users (I think) still do not think this affects them. However, Mac Malware increases by 10% every month. As I have said many times before, where the people go – criminals follow. Apple’s increase in market share has made them Read more…
Tags: christmas shopping, mac, online safety, scams
Where does one start? I’m not sure if I would consider this a research blog post. In the sea of comments and chatter today, it just feels right to say something. It feels right to “Think Different.” Like many others, I was raised an Apple faithful. Later I came to embrace and believe in not just the products but Read more…
Tags: Apple, Family Safety, mac, Mac OS X, McAfee Identity Protection, Steve Jobs
I often hear Mac users say “Oh, I don’t have to worry about viruses. I have a Mac!” Well, unfortunately, those days have come to an end. The market share of Apple owners has tipped enough that criminal hackers are taking notice and creating malware targeting Mac users. McAfee explains that there have been Fake Read more…
Tags: Fake Anti Virus Scams, mac, mac threat, mcafee internet security for mac; mcafee family protection for mac
Apple users should be on the lookout for fake antivirus software and other malware targeting the Mac platform, McAfee warns While it used to be that Mac users felt somewhat insulated from the variety of malware threats circulating the web, cybercriminals have noted the growing popularity of Apple products and are now distributing malware aimed Read more…
Tags: Apple, consumer threat alert, fake anti-virus software, iPad, iphone, mac, malware
It’s been a week since we’ve seen the new Mac malware, the iWork09 Trojan, which is disguised as pirated software. Since then there have been several reports about new Mac Trojans. Before this we saw mostly lame malware for Mac OSX, but the iWork09 Trojan represents a new element to Mac Trojans — sophistication. This Read more…
Tags: bueno, mac, pedro bueno, piracy, trojan
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