Fake Antivirus targets Apple OSX

While Windows users have been fighting this for a while, we now see that Apple’s OSX has some vulnerabilities of its own.

Starting this past weekend articles like the one referenced below are showing up all over the internet.

“A fake antivirus application is targeting Mac OS X computers using Apple’s Safari browser. Cybercriminals pushing MAC Defender, named like the legitimate MacDefender antivirus product, are manipulating keywords to push malicious sites to the top of search results.”

MLD Services has written about fake Antivirus products before and encourages our readers to keep their system secure.

1. Keep your Operating System (O/S) updated.
2. Keep your web browser updated and use the current version, regardless of the program or O/S used.
3. Keep add-ons like Adobe Flash and Java updated.
4. Keep your Antivirus (AV) and Antimalware (AM) software updated and run full scans once a week.
5. Along with products like Microsoft Security Essentials use a second AV or AM product like Immunet or Malwarebytes.
6. Use a firewall.
7. Use a security service such as OpenDNS Enterprise or Home edition.
8. Keep your system backed up.

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