VirusTotal is now executing suspicious Mac apps submitted by users inside a sandbox to generate information that could improve the analysis and detection of Mac malware. The service only performed a static scan of user-submitted files without executing them. The same capability was added in 2013 for Android apps and, as of Tuesday, is also available for Mach-O executables, DMG files, or ZIP files containing Mac apps. Security vendors say the number of potentially unwanted Mac OS X applications, especially adware programs, is at an all time high.”]

