Malwarebyte is a cybersecurity company that provides antivirus software with the most commonly used applications in the market, such as Windows and macOS, though they also have versions of Android, iOS and Chromebook. Malwarebytes, as a year, made a report on how 2019 was about cybersecurity threats.
Although it has long been said that Mac viruses do not exist, this is a misconception. And proof of this is the results published by Malwarebyte. For the first time, the presence of malware on Mac computers far exceeds that of PCs, from 4.8 threats the end in 2018 to 11 threats of the same type in 2019. On Windows, 5.8 were found last year.
400% more threats in 2019 compared to 2018 in macOS
Most of these threats come from & # 39; adware & # 39 ;, that is, computer programs that automatically display unwanted or deceptive advertising It is embedded within web pages in different ways. This significant increase is probably due to the fact that the user base of Malwarebyte users has increased, except that Macs have become increasingly computerized and those responsible for these programs have found a new purpose.
Two of the most received threats by Malwarebyte have affected macOS: NewTab and PCVARK. The last one, discovered in 2018, was acquired by antivirus software more than 30 million times in 2019. NewTab, meanwhile, was being propagated through fake packages, flight tracking apps or fake web addresses.
Another very popular Mac adware is Genius, in addition to being an experienced veteran. Available in 2013, it was found nearly seven million times in 2019 you are responsible for redirecting our browser and searching on other pages for benefits by connecting. All of this information has been collected from users, honey pots and other research sources from January 1, 2019 to December 31 of the same year.
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