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Mac Security Tool Bugs Allow Malware to Appear as Apple Software

  • June 12, 2018
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12th June, 2018 By Lawrence Abrams
 


 
A bug existed in third-party Mac security programs from Facebook, Google, VirusTotal, and more that allow malware to appear as legitimate programs code-signed by Apple.  This bug is caused by the method the applications use to check if an executable is properly signed. This allows attackers to craft specially designed malware executables that could appear as signed by Apple even when they are not.
 
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