Annoying Adware and PUPsįree programs and utilities downloaded from the Internet may offer you convenience, but many often carry some form of adware. Both often come bundled with free software or shareware you install on your machine. Nowadays, it’s common to see Mac computers plagued by browser hijackers and annoying adware. While those two have only become a real issue for Macs in 2013, they’ve been multiplying at an alarming rate since.

The more significant problem on Macs nowadays? Topping the list are adware and PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). Reports say that malware “is the least prevalent of all Mac threats.” We can’t heave a sigh of relief just yet, though. Estimates suggest that the figure is in the thousands. New strains of malware may infect several Mac systems, but the number of affected end users hasn’t been taken into account. The scary part is that the number considers only the appearance of new malware and not the number of affected endpoints.

That’s in comparison with 2016’s figures within the same period. Their forecast has, sadly, been spot on.Ī report from Malwarebytes reveals that there has been more than a 220% increase in malware incidences so far. A Historic IncreaseĮarlier this year, well-known cyber security experts-researchers Patrick Wardle (Synack) and Amit Serper (Cybereason)-predicted 2017 to be a banner year for Mac malware. Mac users have been getting their fair share of infections lately, as Apple’s built-in defenses just aren’t enough to ward off the latest waves of malware, experts claim. The reason for the sudden rise of Mac malware, you ask? An uncharacteristic complacency on Apple’s end.

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