Until recently, it was arriving at Mac computers under the guise of an extension called “Emoji Keyboard” available on the Chrome Web Store. This is the case with the infection under scrutiny, which forwards a victim’s browser to. Unfortunately, sometimes even legitimate app repositories can be riddled with potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Downloading and installing an application or browser add-on off of unofficial software marketplaces is a common route leading to a dangerous sharp turn. For instance, booby-trapped programs distributed on questionably safe web resources can be a temptation to install due to their purported bells and whistles, but the aftermath of this momentary impulse is likely to make users frown in the long run. Combined with a good deal of technical trickery, this abuse vector has an extraordinarily high success rate. Social engineering works, and cybercriminals probably know it better than ethical hackers and penetration testers. Mac malware strains such as the Cool New Tab Theme browser hijacker heavily rely on users’ slip-ups. A new adware outbreak is giving Mac users a hard time with unauthorized browser redirects to Yahoo Search via malicious URL.
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