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2. macOS malware - Wikipedia

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   Adware is also a problem on the Mac, with software like Genieo, which was released in 2009, inserting ads into webpages and changing users' homepage and search engine. Malware has also been spread on Macs through Microsoft Word macros. MacOS, known for its robust security, has faced evolving challenges regarding malware over time.

3. Adware - Wikipedia

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   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

4. MacSweeper - Wikipedia

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   MacSweeper is a rogue application that misleads users by exaggerating reports about spyware, adware or viruses on their computer. [1] It is the first known "rogue" application for the Mac OS X operating system. The software was discovered by F-Secure, a Finland-based computer security software company, on January 17, 2008. [2]

5. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes (software) Malwarebytes (formerly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, [6] macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. [7] Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006. This is available in a free version, which scans for and ...

6. Mac Defender - Wikipedia

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   Mac Defender (also known as Mac Protector, Mac Security, Mac Guard, Mac Shield, and FakeMacDef) is an internet rogue security program that targets computers running macOS. The Mac security firm Intego discovered the fake antivirus software on 2 May 2011, with a patch not being provided by Apple until 31 May. [5]

7. Rogue security software - Wikipedia

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   Rogue security software. Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. [1] It is a form of scareware that manipulates users through ...