Malicious applications for Apple's operating system Mac OS X, the number from 2010. by 2014. increased 36 times and reached the number of threats in 1800. Notify the company Kaspersky Lab.
Even four years ago pests were only 50 copies. Meanwhile, during the first eight months of this year the experts discovered nearly a thousand unique attacks, which targeted to Mac devices and use 25 different types of malicious software.
Active Mac user at risk of infecting your machine about 10 times a year, experts say. On the other hand, if we look at 2014. August data, the probability of the MAC device specifically developed parasite is only 3%, while Windows users - 21%.
Nonetheless, it should also take into account the popularity of operating systems: Windows installed on 90.72% of computers around the world, while the Mac OS occupies 7.68% of the market, show 2014. January data provided by the NetMarketShare.
Among the many threats to the program CallME experts note that cyber-criminals to install that provide multiple access to the device. This pest is not only stealing the user's contact information, but also allows the system to be controlled remotely.
Another backdoor pest - Laoshan, making the Mac installation screen shots, interesting in that it has a reliable developer certificate, which means that cyber criminals are planning to distribute the gadget through the App Store.
Kaspersky Lab said that over the past four years, the Mac environment have changed significantly. For a long time this platform for viruses were rare thing, their votes were counted in units. However, in 2011. began a kind of epidemic, the worm has infected even the flashback 700 000 devices with the operating system, Mac OS X.
"This story has a turning point, then we have to capture hundreds of threats to Mac systems. Even more recently, OS X has become one of the main targets of cyber attacks by criminals, "- said E. Kasperky Lab founder of Internet Security.
