Since Shlayer first came to light in February 2018, Kaspersky Lab researchers have collected almost 32,000 different variants and identified 143 separate domains operators have used to control infected machines. The lure may be trite and easy to spot, but Shlayer continues to be common-so much so that it’s the number one threat encountered by users of Kaspersky Labs’ antivirus programs for macOS. It usually does so after promising pirated videos, which are also fake. The Gatekeeper feature on Mac will block the malware from further proceeding as it detects unnotarized code.Almost two years have passed since the appearance of Shlayer, a piece of Mac malware that gets installed by tricking targets into installing fake Adobe Flash updates. Such malware runs unnotarized code and such types of malware are pretty common. This makes fraudulent money from ads for operators. The malware basically intercepts encrypted web traffic and replaces webpages and results with its own ads. Peter Dantini, a security researcher came across a malware that was resting under the Adobe Flash Installer name. Malware Disguised as Adobe Flash Mistakenly Approved by Apple to Run on Millions of Macs However, it looks like the company slipped one in by accident. Last year, Apple stepped up its game and introduced "Notarization" for Mac where Apple tests the apps for malicious content and security issues before it is published. Apple keeps all the walls closed when it comes to making the iPhone, Macs, and other products secure and malware-free. The latest iOS 14 privacy and security changes have been very criticized by Facebook as well. Apple spares nothing when it comes to its device's security.
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