Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for March 1 - March 6, 2021
This week, the SpyHunter malware research team has highlighted a weekly roundup of common and critical malware threats that are currently affecting computers around the world. Take a look at this week's report and stay ahead of trending malware threats!
This Week in Malware Video
This episode discusses the following topics: Silver Sparrow malware infecting over 30,000 Mac computers causing mass hysteria, the GoSearch22 Adware threat the first of its kind showing up on Mac M1 computers, and an array of Mac threats displaying an alert reading "[app name] will damage your computer" prompting major concerns with Mac users and their computer's overall security.
Malware Security Alerts of the Week
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OperativeMachine OperativeMachine is a Mac adware threat that is known to display an annoying pop-up alert that attempts to relay a bogus message about the computer having damage or other issues. Read more |
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Configtype Configtype is a threat message and adware infection that may cause a Mac computer to display an alert that reads "Configtype will damage your computer" followed up with a prompt that could lead to unwanted activities on the Mac computer. Read more |
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ElementaryType ElementaryType is a Mac computer adware threat that could load from questionable sources where it will display a misleading alert message or many messages making bogus claims about the Mac computer having damage or needs to be fixed. Read more |
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StandardBoost StandardBoost is a browser hijacker and adware type threat that attacks Mac computers only to render misleading alert messages making false claims of the computer having damages that need to be repaired. Read more |
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This Week's Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News
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Silver Sparrow Virus Takes 30,000 MacOS Devices by Storm The Silver Sparrow malware threat has placed targets on tens of thousands of Mac computers where vulnerabilities within the MacOS have been exploited allowing Silver Sparrow to cause major issues and compromise certain functions of Mac computers. |