Lets check a brief history of Mac malware.
Microsoft Windows users were the ones who were mostly affected with the computer malware, trojans, viruses.
However, security researchers would tell us a different story.
This article is a recap of Apples complicated history with malware.
Hackers used the social engineering methods i.e.
Leap worked only on OSX Tiger when it was released and it was also referred to as Oompa Loompa.
These poisoned adverts were designed to promote a cleaner known as MacSweeper on Apple Macs and Cleanator on Windows.
The site would then offer .DMG (Disk Image) file to an user of Apple Mac.
The malware was discovered by SecureMac in 2010.
This happened before Apple introduced its safety apps on Mac App Store.
This particular piece of malware already existed since 2008 and it had infected several Windows user.
However, it started attacking Mac users since 2010.
The malware spread through a Java vulnerability and functioned as a botnet.
2014: Mac.BackDoor.iWorm : OS X Botnet:
Security researchers from Dr. Mac users in China were the ones to be affected the most with this malware.
The malware spread through pirated Mac apps.
Actually it was found to be embedded in the third party applications found on the unofficial Mac App Stores.
source: www.techworm.net
