Dec 19, 2024 · Apple monitors for new malware infections and strains, and updates signatures automatically—independent from system updates—to help defend a Mac from malware infections. XProtect automatically detects and blocks the execution of known malware.

Protect your Mac from malware. macOS has many features that help protect your Mac and your personal information from malicious software, or malware. One common way malware is distributed is by embedding it in a harmless-looking app. You can reduce this risk by using software only from reliable sources.

Jan 12, 2025 · Security researchers have warned that a new variant of the Banshee credential-stealer is targeting Apple’s 100 million macOS users. Here’s what you need to know.

Oct 24, 2024 · If Apple detects activity consistent with a mercenary spyware attack, we notify the targeted users in two ways: A Threat Notification is displayed at the top of the page after the user signs into account.apple.com. Apple sends an email and iMessage notification to the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the user’s Apple Account.

5 days ago · There’s no iPhone equivalent to the best Android antivirus apps but Intego’s antivirus software for Mac can scan your iPhone or iPad for malware when connected to a Mac via USB cable.

Jan 11, 2025 · Cybersecurity software company Check Point issued an urgent warning to the millions of Mac users around the world who may be preyed on by malicious actors evading the devices’ built-in antivirus...

The technically sophisticated runtime protections in macOS work at the very core of your Mac to keep your system safe from malware. This starts with state-of-the-art antivirus software built in to block and remove malware.

macOS malware includes viruses, trojan horses, worms and other types of malware that affect macOS, Apple's current operating system for Macintosh computers. macOS (previously Mac OS X and OS X) is said to rarely suffer malware or virus attacks, [1] and has been considered less vulnerable than Windows. [2]

Feb 4, 2025 · Security experts have issued a warning for macOS users as a new malware backdoor said to be fully undetectable is, erm, detected. Here’s what Mac users need to know.

Feb 18, 2025 · Microsoft is warning Apple users that a new variant of the XCSSET malware is currently being used to target Mac users through malicious Xcode projects.