Test: Ten Tested Virus Scanners For MacOS

German test lab AV-Test has a new test virus put online, this time for anti-virus software for MacOS looked. The amount of new malware for MacOS is not commensurate with those for Windows. However, last year there was an increase in visible , of 819 new units in 2015 to 3033 in 2016.

Most infections MacOS is still doing for social engineering, in which users are tricked into installing malware, although some cases are known where attackers managed to add malware to legitimate programs. That there is little malware for MacOS in circulation is evident from the number of copies that malware-AV-Test used for the test. The lab works on Windows with tens of thousands of malware specimens. 184 specimens were used for the test with Mac malware.

Four products (Bitdefender, Intego, Symantec and Kaspersky Lab) were able to detect all malware instances. MacKeeper ends with a score of 85.9 percent down. Besides the detection was also the tax system looked when copying files. Then put Canimaan Software and MacKeeper down the best performance, followed by Kaspersky Lab and Symantec with one second difference. Intego slows the most systems. Finally, we looked at the false positives. In this case considers a virus if infected legitimate, clean files. During this test item was no virus in error.

Tens Of Thousands Of Users MacKeeper Want Money Back

Tens of thousands of people who have bought the MacKeeper program indicated that they want their money back. Following is a "class action" lawsuit filed last year. According to the woman who started the lawsuit MacKeeper would have warned wrongly for security and performance issues in order to get more consumers on purchasing the full version of 40 dollars.

MacKeeper is controversial software. According to some experts, the "scareware" because the user through misleading alerts and pop-ups trying to push you into purchasing the full version. The lawsuit was filed against the Ukrainian software ZeoBIT, the original developer of MacKeeper. In April 2013, the company decided to MacKeeper German Krom Tech Alliance Corp. to sell. ZeoBIT decided the lawsuit for an amount of $ 2 million to settle. A third of that goes to the lawyers, while the remaining $ 1.25 million will be kept in a special fund. The settlement has been tentatively approved, but is still awaiting final approval.

Since August, more than 513 000 people approached who bought MacKeeper in the US and were eligible for refund of the purchase price. Meanwhile, almost 79 000 people have filed a claim. An unprecedented number of in this type of arrangements. It means that there is less money left for the plaintiffs. Instead of $ 40 will be released the fee now at 15 or 16 dollars, reports Macworld. Users of the software have until November 30th time via this website to submit their claim.

Adware Uses Zero-Day Vulnerability In Mac OS X

A vulnerability in Mac OS X last month by a German researcher was revealed and has not yet been patched by Apple is now actively used by adware. Through the vulnerability could allow a local attacker to increase his or application user rights.

Anti-virus firm Malwarebytes recently discovered an adware installer that uses the vulnerability to gain root privileges on Mac computers. Besides installing the VSearch adware installer also installs the adware Genieo and the very controversial MacKeeper on computers. Finally sends users to the Mac App Store to download the Download Shuttle app there. Do not know where the adware is offered exactly Malwarebytes late, but the company advises users to be careful what they download.

Shop Sees Increase In Adware Mac Users

A US store warns Mac users to download software only from the official supplier, after it saw an increase in clients who were infected with adware. According to Annie Hayes iCape Solutions is the number of Mac customers that come along because adware increasing.

"Although Macs are resistant to viruses, we have an increase of adware / malware seen as Genio and Install mac," says Hayes. This is because according to its Mac users software such as Adobe Flash Player for free outside the official Adobe website. Once active adware modifies the home page and search engines and injects ads. "In order to avoid this kind of programs you should only download programs from a reliable place. For example if you need the latest version of Flash, make sure that you are on the genuine Adobe website."

Another problem that the Mac store regular customers see return is MacKeeper. This is a program that claims to optimize Mac OS X systems and to protect the privacy of users. "I can give you a million reasons to avoid it, but I refer to this article on iMore , "Hayes says. "Ordinary users do not need anti-virus software or cleaner, and much of what is in circulation resembles MacKeeper, a program designed to let you pay for a service."