even the mac app store can be unsafe. sometimes.

[macgig]

3 years old but still interesting. shows that macs are not immune to being attacked.

https://variety.com/2015/digital/ne...-infected-apps-from-the-app-store-1201598650/

 

[Slydude]

Nothing is 100% safe. In this case the weak link seems to be the way certain developers behaved. In an effort to help each other they created a pathway for distribution of malicious code.

[FONT=&quot]That’s why developers at times redistribute these kinds of tools to help each other to faster downloads. Hackers apparently did just that — but not before modifying Xcode to add malware to any app compiled with it.[/FONT]

 

[pm-r]

3 years old but still interesting. shows that macs are not immune to being attacked.

As you say, it's 3 years old, and hackers are always on the prowl, but I think Apple and most legit download sites keep a pretty close lookout on such things these days and lookout for new methods and attempts.




- Patrick
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- Patrick
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[pigoo3]

Crazy as it sounds...the Apple App Store is probably one of the safest places around (when on the internet). And similar to what Patrick mentioned...the "bad guys" many times can be a couple steps ahead of the "good guys"...and the "bad guys" slmost always have the advantage...since they know how they're going to attack...while the "good guys" have to try to cover many possible attack vectors.

And new attack methods & vulernabilities come out all the time...which sometimes are difficult to to protect against 100%.

- Nick

 

[pm-r]

And new attack methods & vulernabilities come out all the time...which sometimes are difficult to to protect against 100%.

Ahhh yes, the never ending cat and mouse ploys go on and on…




- Patrick
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[bollinger]

Crazy as it sounds...the Apple App Store is probably one of the safest places around (when on the internet). And similar to what Patrick mentioned...the "bad guys" many times can be a couple steps ahead of the "good guys"...and the "bad guys" slmost always have the advantage...since they know how they're going to attack...while the "good guys" have to try to cover many possible attack vectors.

And new attack methods & vulernabilities come out all the time...which sometimes are difficult to to protect against 100%.

- Nick

Yes, they are called 0-day attacks. These are vulnerabilities that are found from one day to the next, and used immediately to attack unsuspecting victims, before there is any patch to block the attack. Generally the attack vector is through a web-browser, but they could come in many different forms.

There are companies out there, that will pay you big money if you can find them.

 

[pm-r]

Yes, they are called 0-day attacks.

Maybe they should be called annoying, or a pain in the butt!

And welcome to mac-forums.





- Patrick
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