Microsoft: This Mac malware is getting smarter and more dangerous | #CyberSecurity #UpdateAgent | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - February 3, 2022 11:30 AM

Microsoft has detailed the evolution of a relatively new piece of Mac malware called UpdateAgent that started out stealing system information in late 2020 but has morphed into a tool for delivering adware and potentially other threats. 

One of UpdateAgent's newest and most potent features is the ability to bypass Apple's built-in Gatekeeper system that is meant to allow only trusted, signed apps to run on Macs. 

Microsoft flagged the malware now as it appears to be under continuous development. Today, it installs an "unusually persistent" adware threat called Adload, but Microsoft cautions it could be used to distribute other more dangerous payloads in future. For example, Microsoft found its makers host additional payloads on Amazon Web Services' S3 and CloudFront services.

 

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