Threat Database Backdoors Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts

Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts

Research shows that Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts is a threat that targets macOS computers with the main purpose of making them vulnerable to all kinds of cyberattacks with different objectives against organizations and private users. Creating a Backdoor through Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts gives malware operators access to the compromised device. Subsequently, they can perform malicious activities like spying user activity, keylogging, extracting valuable sensitive data, displaying harmful content, redirecting users to untrusty websites, and installing additional threats like other Trojans and Ransomware. Another important task of Mac Backdoors is to remain undetected for long periods of time, therefore Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts may also have a mechanism to obfuscate its code so that the operating system’s security programs would not detect it.

A very common way to distribute Mac backdoors like Empr.Bowts is through corrupted Word documents attached to spam emails. In that case, hackers use social engineering tricks (like making the email look legit by using names, logos, and characteristic designs of established businesses or organizations) to convince potential victims to open the attachment and enable Macros. Then, the malicious script runs on the Mac device, while the user would normally not even notice something is being installed. Fake Flash Player Updates and infected online ads are other possible channels for spreading harmful scripts like Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts.

Malware experts recommend removing Mac Backdoor Empr.Bowts through a professional anti-malware application as a backdoor-type of threats deploy their hazardous files on all levels of the operating system, making the manual removal process long and complicated.

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