Archive for July, 2011

Watch out for the “Mac Defender” malware

Posted: 3rd July 2011 by dB in Apple

A recent phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus. The user is then offered Mac Defender “anti-virus” software to solve the issue. This “anti-virus” software is malware (i.e. malicious software). Its ultimate goal is to get [...]