malware
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Find and Remove the New ‘Silver Sparrow’ macOS Malware
What’s Silver Sparrow? No, it’s not a Game of Thrones character — has that ship sailed? — but rather a new piece of macOS malware that runs on both Intel and M1-based Macs. That makes it the second piece of known malware for the latter, but there’s a silver lining: Researchers discovered the malicious software before…
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What Mac Users Should Know About the New ‘XCSSET’ Malware
If you’re a Mac developer, or you like to try out new apps by building Xcode projects, there’s a serious strain of malware you need to be aware of: XCSSET.
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How to Avoid the New ‘EvilQuest’ Mac Ransomware
One of the latest bits of Mac malware to keep top of mind as you go about your downloading day is a destructive strain of ransomware known as “EvilQuest.”
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Disable UPnP on Your Wireless Router Already
Forwarding ports on your router so devices can talk to the outside world is a pain in the butt, so it makes sense why a technology like UPnP sounds so convenient. This automatic process assumes that it’s safe to expose your network to the internet when internal programs request access ” which is generally true,…