Sleazy Adware Targets Mac Users--And Apple Steps Up Its Game - SixColors

Malwarebytes, a company that sells anti-malware software, came out with its annual report on the state of malware this week. It has fed a bunch of overhyped headlines around the web about malware on the Mac growing rapidly. What it really reveals is that the Mac is increasingly a target for annoying adware apps—which isn’t quite the same as malware. Meanwhile, Apple has also been adjusting its policies and adding new features to fight the spread of this stuff.

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Bill

P.S. I do use the free version of Maleware Bytes to scan my Mac on essentially a weekly basis, but I do not use their premium product which does real-time scanning. One has to always wonder when an anti-virus company comes out with a scary report whether this is just a marketing plow to sell their software. It's classic advertising: Convince the target audience that they are deficient somehow. It works very well for personal care products and it's applicable in this case as the article points out.