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Apple's Notarization Process Repeatedly Approved Malware for Mac

69Mustang said:
Different issue altogether. The claim is it's somehow Adobe's fault, when Adobe had nothing to do with it.
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I should have rephrased my comment. It’s definitely not Adobe’s fault.
Users should be careful when selecting a download source.
But going back to the root of the problem, it is Apple’s fault for letting something like that pass through their screening process.
 
i've considered bundling my mac games in a flash installer to get people to play them.
 
You get what you pay for. Increase fees from 30% to 50% if you want better security.
 
mi7chy said:
You get what you pay for. Increase fees from 30% to 50% if you want better security.
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This has nothing to do with Apple App Store. It just a example of untrusted sites throwing up fake Adobe flash installs. Nothing new here at all.
From TechCrunch
Peter Dantini, working with Patrick Wardle, a well-known Mac security researcher, found a malware campaign disguised as an Adobe Flash installer. These campaigns are common and have been around for years — even if Flash is rarely used these days — and most run unnotarized code, which Macs block immediately when opened.
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BasicGreatGuy said:
Even though Apple’s record isn’t perfect, they are still leading the way to better security, in my opinion. I am happy to stay inside the orchard.
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Very limited selection in that orchard. Apples....apples....and apples. And some of them are rotting..... :oops:
 
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Sounds like something that could have been avoided with a phone call from Cupertino to San Jose (Adobe’s HQ). Hell, they could even walk there.

This sort of thing is kind of telling, actually. What type of environment does Apple have their review team working in, that they don’t feel they can do the necessary legwork to actually earn Apple’s 30% cut? I blame management.

It’s not news to those who exercise their critical thinking faculties, but “something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
 
trusso said:
Sounds like something that could have been avoided with a phone call from Cupertino to San Jose (Adobe’s HQ). Hell, they could even walk there.
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Not sure what the call would be about if Adobe isn't involved.
 
Realityck said:
There is very little value with running malware scans of MacOS. Seriously read articles like this one and remember not to install things you never requested off the internet.
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Well, the value for some can be that they don't really always remember or know or realize and might potentially install something at some point.
 
AngerDanger said:
Yeah, those jerks at Adobe just love it when completely separate entities develop malware disguised as their genuine software! :mad:
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What, Adobe Flash was "genuine software"? When, at what point in history? In my mind it got stuck as a security vulnerability disguised as genuine software.

But nowadays, when it comes to Adobe software users should immediately become suspicious if the installer doesn't force a subscription plan on you. If it doesn't it must be malware.
 
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centauratlas said:
It is funny, I clicked the third link in a google search just 30 minutes ago (not for porn lol) and it redirected several times and then said I "needed to update Flash". Needless to say I closed the window.
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I find that an innocent computer user can locate one of these sites by looking for a popular topic via google search that is very recent, say in the last hour. ;)

I sincerely hope everyone that is reading this forum has already removed Adobe Flash from their system as it is EOL, and no longer needed for anything.

Probably 5 years from now there will still be those same web sites still hitting you with Flash installs. :D
 
RAWvJPG said:
What, Adobe Flash was "genuine software"? When, at what point in history? In my mind it got stuck as a security vulnerability disguised as genuine software.
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Lots of wonderful games were written in Flash. It's in fact how many developers initially got started, often as children.

Flash provided an easy way to make content that ran everywhere, and while it was considered bloated on the computers of its day, Flash software is significantly more lightweight than many of today's web apps (e.g. Slack), it's just that now computers are faster.
 
Wowfunhappy said:
This is absolutely not true, and somewhat dangerous. There are plenty of Mac viruses.
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Nope, there's plenty of Malware/Adware, not viruses, there are NO viruses for OS X/macOs.

Look up the definition of a virus.

Just a hint, a virus replicates itself and spreads to other computers.

Edit1: Another hint, a virus installs itself without User action.

Edit2: I searched for quite a while, I found just 1 claiming to be a virus, it was from 2006, fact is, it wasn't a virus, you had to interact with the downloaded file, unpack the zip and double-click the unpacked file, it was a trojan, not a virus.

(@KALLT)
 
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