Mac Defender: Malware On Macs

Malware On Macs. Apple's Mac computers known simply safe from viruses and malware. But with the increase popularity, the Mac operating system is considered no longer safe from viruses and malware so that the user must start alert

Computer security experts consider that many cybercriminals start making Mac as a target. This simply because the higher number of users which use the Mac as a computer daily.

Graham Cluely from Sophos, security vendor, detects the increase number of malware on mac in a few weeks later. Mac users judged to be an easy target because they often does not use anti-virus software.

One of the malware on mac detected called the Mac Defender, which is distributed in a variety of names such as Mac Protector. This malware infects Macs via bogus search results on Google Image or pop-up Internet.

This malware gives the message as if the computer infected with the virus and they should download anti-virus to remove it. But the fact is they're downloading the malware.

Joel Esler of the Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team said that the Mac Defender looks like a native application for Mac OSX. This makes some users believe to download malware on mac.