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Mac malware is on the increase, don't get caught out

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Mac malware is on the increase, don’t get caught out

Aug 31, 2017Aaron B. RussellBlog

The old adage that Macs don’t get malware is a dangerous myth

Many Mac users don’t bother with antivirus as they don’t see their computers as being as vulnerable as their Windows counterparts. But don’t be fooled, that simply isn’t true. Macs can get viruses, just like any other computer. And there are a lot of them. Given the popularity of Apple’s devices, they’ve become a more attractive target for malware developers in recent years.

So Mac malware is on the rise, and according to recent reports, it’s on the rise at an alarming rate: Mac malware is up 230% compared to 2016. That sounds like a huge jump (and it is!) but it gets worse when you realise we’re only a little over half way through 2017. By the end of the year, we might be looking at something closer to a 400% increase year-on-year.

The report points out that that’s not even the whole story:as

Adware and PUPs [Potentially Unwanted Programs] are increasing at an even higher rate, with even the Mac App Store suffering a tidal wave of scam software. Go to any Mac forum these days and it won’t take you five minutes to find someone suffering from some kind of malicious threat.

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Our Mac client fully supports the latest macOS Sierra, including Device Guard. It also provides new features like Web Content Control and Advanced Web Traffic Protection, delivering superior security.

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It’s got many more tricks up its’ sleeve too, take a look at our Computer Security page for more info.

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