Unix and macOS malware

Windows may be ubiquitous, but there’s a thriving variety of alternative operating systems for enterprise and home use. However, the alternatives aren’t as risk free as some people might think

It’s often argued that *nix systems are secure, and there aren’t any viruses or malware for such systems. This hasn’t been true for a long time, as two recently detected malicious programs prove.

Well, we congratulated Mac on its 25th birthday – and then found some new rogueware. We’ve got two pieces of malware and detect them both as not-a-virus:FraudTool.OSX.iMunizator.

Traditionally, malware writers have overlooked Mac in favor of targeting Windows with its bigger market share. But the proof-of-concept samples which appear periodically show that Macs aren’t invincible.

This article is the third in a series devoted to the evolution of viruses and anti-virus solutions

The Race to Zero is not a questionable affair – no questions about it…it is unethical.

It is more than 20 years since the first PC virus appeared. Since then, the nature of threats has changed significantly

Talk about non-Windows malware and most people automatically think of Linux, MaxOS X etc. But this very modern attitude overlooks a couple of interesting stages in the history of computer virology.

This article aims to help readers better understand the features of Mac OS X which are critical when researching malicious programs designed for this operating system.

This report examines the evolution of malicious code for Unix-type systems, including malware targeting Linux and OS X.

This latest half-yearly report covers the most significant changes in malicious code evolution over the last six months and included a number of predictions as to how the situation may develop based on the statistics we have today.

This section of the half-yearly report will discuss malicious programs and the vulnerabilities in Unix-type operating systems.

A service or a risk?

Kaspersky Lab presents an overview of vulnerabilities in MacOS X over the part year

I came across something interesting today: a macro virus which we’ve named Virus.StarOffice.Stardust.a