Apple fixes six malicious apps posing as Adobe Flash installers


 The malicious apps masquerading as Adobe Flash installer are not going to go away anytime soon as Apple has once again fixed six more such apps.

Cyber criminals managed to pass malicious apps through the Apple app "notarization" process for the second time this year, reports ZDNet.

The malware passed through the strict Apple "notarisation" process that scans an app for security issues. Once approved, Mac's in-built security screening software called "Gatekeeper" allowed the app to run.

Once added to the GateKeeper whitelist, notarized apps can be opened and installed with a simple click, without any warnings or popups.

"App notarization has been mandatory for all apps that want to run on Apple's newest macOS releases, like Catalina and Big Sur".

The six new notarised apps posed as Flash installers.

Once installed, the apps would download and install the OSX/MacOffers adware.

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