A new strain of MacOS malware disguises itself as a Windows executable file to evade detection and embed itself on a system. Researchers from Trend Micro discovered the malware inside the installer for a popular firewall and network monitor called Little Snitch. MacOS anti-malware packages don’t typically scan or block the malware. The attack is aimed squarely at Macs: The.EXE file used to deliver the malware payload returns an error message if someone tries to run it on a Windows system.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/windows-executable-masks-mac-malware