SecuritySecurity researcher Israel Torres for SecureMac has published his latest piece about OS X security entitled 10 Security Tips for Safe Computing for OS X Mountain Lion. The in-depth article covers many aspects of OS X’s built-in security features and how to use them to your benefit.
November 28, 2012 • 5 min read
SecurityAugust 10, 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada – SecureMac releases MacScan 2.9.4 offering full Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) support as well as interface updates and enhanced support for both Firefox and SeaMonkey web browsers. The latest version also adds the latest definitions to protect against the malware affecting Mac OS X and has been featured in the August 2012 issue of Macworld as “Hot Stuff — What We’re Raving about This Month.”
MacScan 2.9.4 is immediately available for download to try for 30 days or purchase for $39.99. …
August 10, 2012 • 2 min read
SecurityMac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) inherently contains many desired security features; however it takes a few moments for the user to enable most of them. It’s the ideology of convenience versus security and as it is well known Macs are quite convenient. This article will discuss how to further harden the Mac OS X environment and raise users up a few notches from the low-hanging fruit category.
General Security
Built-in – Using the operating system’s native toolset available for the user to configure and raise the security posture from its default ‘convenient’ …
May 12, 2012 • 10 min read
SecurityPrivacyScan 1.1, Privacy Protection for Your Mac, is now available in the Mac App Store with new and improved privacy cleaning features. PrivacyScan protects online and offline privacy by shredding files that can be used to track your web browsing and computer usage. PrivacyScan’s shred functionality is able to overwrite sensitive data up to 35 passes!
April 11, 2012 • 3 min read
SecurityFrom Doctor Web, the Russian anti-virus vendor—”conducted a research to determine the scale of spreading of Trojan BackDoor.Flashback that infects computers running Mac OS X. Now BackDoor.Flashback botnet encompasses more than 550 000 infected machines, most of which are located in the United States and Canada. This once again refutes claims by some experts that there are no cyber-threats to Mac OS X.”
April 4, 2012 • 1 min read
SecuritySecureMac has learned of a new piece of Mac malware that is currently in the wild and infecting computers running OS X. As first reported at http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/alienvault-research-used-as-lure-in-targeted-attacks/ this piece of malware exploits a vulnerability in computers running older, unpatched versions of Java.
March 20, 2012 • 2 min read
SecuritySecureMac is honored and humbled that Macworld UK has awarded PrivacyScan as Best of Show winner for Macworld | iWorld this year. PrivacyScan gives peace of mind to the privacy-conscious user by ensuring that potential threats, both online and offline, are eradicated with multiple levels of secure delete file shredding.
March 15, 2012 • 2 min read
SecuritySecureMac has released PrivacyScan 1.0.1, Privacy Protection for Your Mac available for download immediately from the Mac App Store . PrivacyScan has seen top rankings on the Mac App Store, during first launch at Macworld 2012 the program took placement #7 in the Top Paid Apps and #1 in Utilities across the board. The latest version of PrivacyScan adds bug fixes and is available for free to existing users.
February 8, 2012 • 1 min read
SecurityPrivacyScan, Privacy Protection for Your Mac, is now available on the Mac App Store. PrivacyScan protects online and offline privacy by shredding files that can be used to track your web browsing and computer usage. Going above and beyond United States DoD (Department of Defense) government standards, PrivacyScan’s shred feature can overwrite data with up to 35 passes! Check it out on the Mac App Store or visit the PrivacyScan homepage.
January 26, 2012 • 3 min read
SecuritySecureMac will be exhibiting at Macworld | iWorld 2012 (January 26th – 28th) in San Francisco, California. PrivacyScan, the latest in privacy software will be released at the show and demonstrated at booth #442. The team will also be demonstrating the latest version of MacScan, giving away goodies and talking security. Be sure to stop by the booth, and to learn more about PrivacyScan be sure to follow PrivacyScan on Facebook and Twitter.
January 8, 2012 • 1 min read
SecuritySecureMac is celebrating the release of MacScan 2.9.2 and offering users a free 30-day trial to audit their computer’s security for malware and privacy threats. The latest version adds additional browser support, scheduler bug fixes, interface changes and the latest definitions to protect against the malware affecting Mac OS X. Download MacScan Now
December 20, 2011 • 1 min read
SecuritySecureMac will be exhibiting at MacWorld | iWorld in San Francisco, Ca. January 26th – 28th 2012 located at booth 442. If you haven’t pre-registered for the event already you still have a chance to get free expo hall passes by following @SecureMac on Twitter and on Facebook. We will be announcing new products at the show so be sure to stay connected!
December 15, 2011 • 1 min read
SecuritySecureMac is celebrating the release of MacScan 2.9.1, the latest version of it’s award-winning anti-malware privacy and security software for Mac OS X. The Download, Tweet and Win! Campaign allows Mac users the opportunity to download MacScan and audit their computer for security threats and privacy issues such as tracking cookies and tweet their results for a chance to win great prizes such as a MacBook Air, MacScan licenses and gift cards to favorite retailers.
The contest is now over. Thank you to everyone who participated!
September 30, 2011 • 2 min read
SecurityApple has released Mac OS X 10.7 also known as Lion available through the Mac App Store as a download for $29.99 USD.
August 21, 2011 • 1 min read
SecurityMac OS X Lion (10.7) contains a security issue which can allow non-root users access to the password hashes as well as ability to change the password without authenticating the current password. Read more at “Defence in Depth” including full details, scenarios and temporary fixes.
August 19, 2011 • 1 min read
SecuritySecureMac has released MacScan 2.9 the latest in malware protection and security for Mac OS X offering full support for OS X 10.7 (Lion). MacScan 2.9 is available for purchase directly from the MacScan Site or within the application, users may evaluate MacScan for free for 30-days. Existing MacScan users can upgrade at no charge.
August 1, 2011 • 2 min read
SecurityReview by Israel Torres
Introduction
avast! Mac Edition is an Antivirus software for Mac. The software offers the following features:
On-Access Scanning
User friendly interface
Automatic updates
Integrated email protection
PowerPC and Intel supported
Simple Installation
This software is not free, however they offer a free 60 day trial version to download from their website. It comes in a variety of subscription flavors starting at 1 Year. It’s also offered with it’s PC version for a discounted rate. (Figure.00)
Note: It is very important to be sure to backup your system with Time Machine or alternative backup software (Carbon Copy …
June 4, 2011 • 12 min read
SecurityTrojan Horse Alert: SecureMac has identified a new version of the previously identified MAC Defender malware. The new variant, just like the previously identified “Mac Security,” “Mac Protector,” and “Mac Guard” versions, is an updated version of the original malware, rebranded as “Mac Shield.”
June 3, 2011 • 15 min read
SecuritySecureMac Security Bulletin
Posted: May 2nd, 2011
Security Risk: Low
A new privacy and security threat is targeting computers running Apple’s Mac OS X disguised as an anti-virus program called MAC Defender. The fake anti-virus program will “detect” nonexistent threats as being present on the user’s system in an effort to persuade them to hand over their credit card information and purchase a “subscription” to the program. If that doesn’t do enough to convince the user to buy the fake anti-virus program, it will start popping up pornographic websites to create an actual …
May 12, 2011 • 6 min read
SecurityPosted: May 2nd, 2011
Security Risk: Low
RELATED: MAC Defender Security Bulletin & Removal Instructions
PDF: https://www.securemac.com/pdf/macdefender.pdf
As noted in our security advisory at https://www.securemac.com/MAC-Defender-Rouge-Anti-Virus-Analysis-Removal.php there is a new piece of malware in the wild that is targeting computers running OS X. The following is a technical analysis of the malware sample that we analyzed; this analysis assumes familiarity with our original security advisory.
While this particular piece of malware is new to OS X, it follows the general modus operandi of most fake anti-virus programs that target Microsoft Windows. First, the user is presented …
May 2, 2011 • 5 min read