Mac Defender (noto anche come Mac Protector, Mac Security e Mac GuardIntego Mac Security Blog 25 May 2001, http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/25/intego-security-memo-new-mac-defender-variant-macguard-doesnt-require-password-for-installation/ ) è un malware mascherato da un programma antivirus che gira su computer con macOS. Le prime "indiscrezioni" di tale software sono emerse nel maggio 2011. Il software è stato descritto come la prima minaccia assoluta malware per la piattaforma Macintosh"Macs face first virus threat" 4th May, 2011, https://www.techday.co.nz/netguide/news/macs-face-first-virus-threat/20020/ "Say hello to MAC Defender, the first major widespread piece of Mac based malware." "Mac Defender has been making a lot of noise as one of the first major Mac security threats" Adam Dachis, 25 May, 2011, "How to Protect Your Computer from Mac Defender and Its Counterparts" https://lifehacker.com/5805609/how-to-protect-your-computer-from-mac-defender-and-macguard"By and large, Mac users have been able to escape the onslaught of malware that their Windows counterparts suffer from." May 2, 2011 2:34 pm by Dan Moren "New Mac Trojan horse masquerades as virus scanner" https://www.macworld.com/article/159595/2011/05/macdefender_trojan_horse.html"The old saw that Macs don't get viruses is under fire as a piece of malware called Mac Defender is rampaging across the Web." Rich Trenholm, 19 May 2011, Cnet.com, "Mac Defender fake antivirus software is first major attack on Apple computers http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/mac-defender-fake-antivirus-software-is-first-major-attack-on-apple-computers-50003812/ .
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