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macos script malware

  • October 28, 2025
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I've noticed that the macOS version doesn’t appear to flag/detect script malware. Is that because Webroot only flags self contained executables? If a script file were to be executed in a browser, would Webroot detect it? The script files in question are located on the Objective-see.com web-site.

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ProTruckDriver
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Let me ping ​@JDeBerry to get a correct answer on this question on a Mac Computer.


  • Community Manager
  • October 28, 2025

@LTH651  What type of scripts are we talking about, specifically? Are these scripts being downloaded to and running on the system, are these scripts embedded into the webpage, or are the scripts running on a web server? If you can point me to their location that would be a great help. 

 

It sounds like you’re talking about malicious scripts embedded into websites or running from web servers - in which case I might want to clarify a few things with our engineering team before I provide my response.

 

Thanks!

 

-JD


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  • New Voice
  • October 28, 2025

These are scripts that are part of malware files on the web-site Objective-See.com. See Mac.c malware file, stealer script. I’m assuming Webroot doesn’t detect because it can’t be executed without some host file?


  • Community Manager
  • October 29, 2025

I see - thank you for clarifying. I need to carve out some time to test this and I’ll get back to you. 


  • Community Manager
  • November 5, 2025

@LTH651  Apologies - I neglected to follow up last week. I’ve reported this to our Product Management and Engineering teams.  We're continuously improving our detection capabilities and are planning enhancements that will further strengthen coverage for these file types.