Trojan viruses are some of the most difficult types of malware to avoid. As the name implies, a trojan virus hides itself inside something innocuous, something legitimate, then jumps out when the legitimate...
Jan 31, 2025
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If you’re unfortunate enough for your Mac to be infected with malware, you’re likely experiencing a flood of phony virus notifications. The only thing worse than not dealing with the situation is clicking...
Jan 28, 2025
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Like any operating system, macOS has a set of standard error messages that pop up now and then. Most of them are self-explanatory, but one — “macOS cannot verify that this app is...
Jan 23, 2025
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Thanks to the increasing market share of Macs and MacBooks, the Apple ecosystem has never been a higher-value target for malware attacks. Unfortunately, the danger extends beyond macOS and iOS, reaching Apple’s default...
Jan 21, 2025
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With so much data being exchanged over email, it’s easy to forget how important it is to encrypt and decrypt email attachments. If an attachment is a sensitive work file with proprietary information,...
Jan 20, 2025
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It was Homer who first introduced the term “trojan horse” into our vocabulary. The wooden horse that helped the Greeks invade the city of Troy has become a well-known legend around the world....
Jan 17, 2025
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If you’re suddenly getting lots of pop-up ads appearing on your Mac screen, you likely have adware. This form of malware is becoming increasingly common and is, of course, extremely irritating to experience....
Jan 14, 2025
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Hackers and malware developers are always changing their tactics to try to stay one step ahead of everyone else. Consequently, no file format can be considered 100% safe. If it isn’t dangerous now,...
Jan 10, 2025
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Contrary to popular belief, Macs do get viruses and other malware. Due to the way a Mac is constructed, the risk of that malware spreading is limited compared to the risk of it...
Dec 26, 2024
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Despite what you may have heard, MacBooks can and do get viruses and malware. Admittedly, viruses on Macs are not as prevalent as on Windows, but they do happen. And if a virus...
Dec 25, 2024
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