VirusTotal Adds Sandbox Execution for OS X Apps

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Google-owned malware scanning service VirusTotal announced on Tuesday that Mac OS X files scanned by users will be executed in a sandbox in order to analyze their behavior....

http://www.securityweek.com/virustotal-adds-sandbox-execution-os-x-files

We previously announced sandbox execution of Windows PE files in 2012, and Android in 2013. We are happy to announce equal treatment for Mac OS X apps. Files scanned that are Mach-O executables, DMG files, or ZIP files containing a Mac app, will be sent to the sandbox in order to produce behavioral reports.

Users may scan these file types directly on www.virustotal.com, with our OS X Uploader app, or via the API....

http://blog.virustotal.com/2015/11/virustotal-mac-os-x-execution.html

 

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