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Mac Adware Injecting Malicious JavaScript via Obfuscated Python Script

A Mac adware, likely a component of OSX.Pirrit, uses multiple layers of obfuscation, including base64 encoding, zlib compression, and variable renaming, to evade detection and inject malicious JavaScript from hxxps://1049434604.rsc.cdn77.org/ij1.min.js.

CleanMyMac X +1 adware macos python javascript_injection
2r 2t 1i
high threat

Adware Doctor Steals and Exfiltrates Browser History from Mac App Store Users

Adware Doctor, a popular app available on the Mac App Store, surreptitiously steals user's browsing history from Safari and Chrome, compresses the data into a password-protected zip archive, and exfiltrates it to a remote server.

Adware Doctor +1 adware exfiltration macos
2r 2t 9i
high advisory

Dragon Boss Solutions Adware Disabling Antivirus Protections

Digitally signed adware from Dragon Boss Solutions LLC deploys payloads with SYSTEM privileges to disable antivirus protections on thousands of endpoints across education, utilities, government, and healthcare sectors.

adware antivirus-evasion malware windows
2r 2t 2i
medium advisory

Mac File Opener Adware Persists via Document Handler Registration

The 'Mac File Opener' adware achieves persistence by registering itself as a document handler for numerous file types, leveraging the Launch Services Daemon (lsd) to automatically parse the application's Info.plist and register the handlers.

macOS adware persistence
2r 1t