Apple Accidentally Approved Malware

Cupertino-based technology giant Applehas pretty strict rules to prevent malware from entering the app store. Last year, the company asked developers to check their apps for security checks before they were released. to Apple to present obliged and adopted the harshest approach yet.

Apple's "confirmationIn this process, called "", an application is scanned for security and malicious content. If approved, the Mac's built-in security monitoring software, Gatekeeper, allows the application to run. Applications that fail the security test are is being rejected and their operation is prevented.

First Mac malware certified by Apple found:

Peter Dantini, who worked with renowned Mac security researcher Patriwk Wardle, Adobe Flash loader a looking one malware He says he found it. This type of software, which is quite common, has been around for years, and most of it is blocked by the Mac as soon as it is opened. However, Dantini and Wardle were rejected by Apple. mistakenly approved says they have found the first Mac malware.

While Wardle confirmed that he had approved the code used by Apple's malware, Kaspersky said it was "the same version" that Macs encountered in 2019.-most widespread threateningThe popular malware, called Shlayer, is a type of malware that helps deliver more effective advertising methods by tracking computer users' internet activities and habits. 'adware' It is known as software.

In a blog post shared on TechCrunh “As far as I know, this is a first.” Wardle said this was when Apple's malicious code was sent. detection can't He also underlined that this meant he approved it to run on Macs. Later, Apple issued the approved code. cancel by prevented malware from running on Macs.

Speaking to TechCrunch Apple spokesperson, in his statement "Malware is constantly changing, and Apple's notarization system helps us keep malware off the Mac and respond quickly when discovered. After learning about this adware, we revoked the identified variant, disabled the developer account, and revoked the associated certificates. Thank you to the researchers who help keep our users safe." he said.