Mac Security, Mac Protector and Mac Guard - Mac Defender fake AntiVirus variants
06/05/11 08:49
Variants of the fake Mac AntiVirus software that was discovered earlier this week have appeared on the internet. Calling themselves either Mac Security, Mac Protector, Mac Guard or Apple Web Security, the variants behave in the same way as Mac Defender by pretending to discover viruses on your computer and asking that you purchase the software in order to remove the threats.
One of the main differences between these variants and Mac Defender is that the resultant scanning window that is triggered by the JavaScript code running on the compromised website looks more like a Mac desktop. The script then automatically downloads a Mac Installer meta-package called MacSecurity.mpkg.
One of the main differences between these variants and Mac Defender is that the resultant scanning window that is triggered by the JavaScript code running on the compromised website looks more like a Mac desktop. The script then automatically downloads a Mac Installer meta-package called MacSecurity.mpkg.
ProtectMac AntiVirus customers are protected against these threats OSX.MacDefender, Trojan.OSX.MacDefender
***After removing the trojan with ProtectMac AntiVirus restart your computer.