'Apple Security Trojan Warning' Scam

If you’ve come across an ‘Apple Security Trojan Warning’ message then you are probably dealing with a browser hijacker (and not a legitimate Trojan). Browser Hijackers are software that looks to penetrate one’s browser program (for example, Safari, Firefox, Chrome,Edge, etc.) and command some of its settings, often, with the intent of displaying Web advertising and creating income for the program’s author.

Lately, we have seen a recently released browser hijacker that goes by the name of ‘Apple Security Trojan Warning’ and in this post, we will try to give you some crucial information regarding the potentially unwanted program. The most common aspects and traits of this software in general are that they look to change some settings of the user’s browser. Often, those include changes to the new tab page, of the default search engine or of the homepage of the browser. Some Hijackers also are nown to show invasive advertising content and set off unwanted page redirects.

Having a browser hijacker running in the background of your machine is not recommended because they can collect data, redirect the Web browser to unsafe places, tamper with the browser settings and much more. Therefore, affected users should use a good scanner to find the source of the ‘Apple Security Trojan Warning’ and remove it sooner the better.