"Where we found several different categories and families in our top detections of Windows threats that classify as traditional malware, especially those aimed at businesses, most Mac threats, and certainly the most prevalent ones of 2019, are families of adware and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs)." "Macs differ drastically from Windows in terms of the types of threats seen," the report reads. Malwarebytes notes Apple's standard macOS security safeguards are more focused on thwarting serious malware than "borderline" adware and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), allowing the latter two families to propagate at speed. Perhaps more likely is a notable increase in fringe software. The report speculates Macs are quickly becoming a sweet target for cybercriminals due to increased marketshare, though recent industry estimates show Apple's slice of market shrank over the past two quarters. ![]() ![]() By comparison, results show an average of 5.8 threats detected per Windows endpoint over the same period. Tallying up threat detections on a per endpoint basis, calculus applied to account for growth in the number of Macs running Malwarebytes software, the firm found 11 threats per Mac endpoint in 2019, up from 4.8 in 2018. In its annual State of Malware Report ( PDF link), antivirus software maker Malwarebytes tracked a more than 400% increase in detected Mac malware on a year-over-year basis.
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