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title: "Security hole in MacKeeper used to shove malware onto Macs"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/security-hole-in-mackeeper-used-to-shove-malware-onto-macs/"
date: "2015-06-23T03:38:41+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Malware"
  - "Software Security"
source: "nakedsecurity.sophos.com"
source_url: "https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/06/22/security-hole-in-mackeeper-used-to-shove-malware-onto-macs/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed"
---

# Security hole in MacKeeper used to shove malware onto Macs

June 23, 2015 · Reported by nakedsecurity.sophos.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2015/security-hole-in-mackeeper-used-to-shove-malware-onto-macs.png)

> Most cybercrooks, we have to assume, are making so much money from infected Windows computers that they haven’t had to worry about supporting other platforms, such as OS X. But that’s only most, not all cybercrooks. Mac malware does indeed exist, and it should be no surprise that Mac crooks have a similar MO (modus operandi) to their counterparts in Windows-based cybercrime.

[Read the full article at nakedsecurity.sophos.com](https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/06/22/security-hole-in-mackeeper-used-to-shove-malware-onto-macs/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed)

**Tags:** [Malware](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/malware/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)