![]() Upon investigation, the Silver Sparrow macOS malware strain has never delivered a malicious payload on the infected devices, but they warned the affected Mac users that it still poses significant risks despite its dormant behavior. However, researchers noticed that the malicious software remained ready to deliver a malicious payload anytime. ![]() This makes the malware more baffling because security experts have no idea what the malware was designed to do. Researchers have noted that even though Silver Sparrow poses a reasonably serious threat to the infected device, it exhibits no malicious behavior that is often expected from common macOS adware. It is unclear how many of these 40,000 are M1 Macs and we do not know exactly what the distribution looks like. According to Malwarebytes, the malware has spread across 153 countries, with the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany with the highest concentrations. Recently, Red Canary, Malwarebytes, and VMware Carbon Black security researchers have discovered a new macOS malware that infected more than 40,000 Macs globally. This is evident in the previous malware infections that targeted Macs, including the Shlayer malware and the Top Results malware. ![]() Malware authors have become adept at exploiting vulnerabilities of various platforms, including macOS. If you think that your Mac is secure from malware, think again.
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