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May 2 MAC Defender + May 11 Mac Protector Fake Antivirus Programs

Intego has discovered a fake antivirus program that targets Mac users via SEO poisoning attacks. When a user clicks on certain links after performing a search on a search engine such as Google, they are sent to a web site that displays a fake Windows screen with an animated image showing a malware scan. A window then tells the user that their computer is infected. After this, JavaScript on the page automatically downloads a file. The file downloaded is a compressed ZIP archive, which, if a specific option in a web browser is checked (Open safe files after downloading in Safari, for example, will open. The installer it contains launches presenting a user with the following screen:”]

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