Less malware infestation on Macs
An AV manufacturer Malwarebytes has logged a significant decrease in malware infestation among Mac customers in 2020. The criteria adware and unwanted apps in particular have decreased.
According to Malwarebytes, the spread of malware on Macs is on the decline again. The AV manufacturer recorded a total of 40 percent fewer malware than in the previous year. Overall, significantly less adware and malicious apps were detected among end customers. The proportion of classic malware is increasing again overall, but only represents 1.5 percent of all detections. The remaining 98 percent was mostly accounted for by unwanted software without a signature.
An interesting malware is called "ThiefQuest", which seems to spread mostly via free programs on torrent sites of cracked Mac software. The malware appears to be ransomware that encrypts files and displays a ransom message, but burrows deep into the operating system, trying to transfer as much user data as possible to a server.
Source: Malwarebytes
