The authors of a fake antivirus MacDefender for the operating system Mac OS X released a new variety of its programs. This was reported in the blog anti-virus company Intego.
The new version MacDefender called MacGuard. Its basic difference from previous versions is that it consists of two parts and the installation does not require you to enter an administrator password (assuming that the user is using an admin account).
Fake Anti-Virus MacDefender began to spread among users of Mac OS X in late April - early May. It is installed on your computer if a user visits one of created malicious sites. Then MacDefender impersonating an antivirus and reports the detection of malicious files. To delete these files the user is prompted to enter your credit card details.
Apple has been criticized for not having provided timely assistance to users. Instructions on how to defuse the false antivirus company released on its website only on May 24. Then, Apple promised to release an update to Mac OS X, which will automatically find and remove MacDefender and its known variants.
The new version MacDefender called MacGuard. Its basic difference from previous versions is that it consists of two parts and the installation does not require you to enter an administrator password (assuming that the user is using an admin account).
Fake Anti-Virus MacDefender began to spread among users of Mac OS X in late April - early May. It is installed on your computer if a user visits one of created malicious sites. Then MacDefender impersonating an antivirus and reports the detection of malicious files. To delete these files the user is prompted to enter your credit card details.
Apple has been criticized for not having provided timely assistance to users. Instructions on how to defuse the false antivirus company released on its website only on May 24. Then, Apple promised to release an update to Mac OS X, which will automatically find and remove MacDefender and its known variants.
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