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How CrowdStrike Analyzes macOS Malware to Optimize Automated Detection
By Paul-Danut Urian
Excerpt
Ransomware (43% of analyzed threat data), backdoors (35%) and trojans (17%) were the most popular macOS malware categories spotted by CrowdStrike researchers in 2021
OSX.EvilQuest (ransomware), OSX.FlashBack (backdoor) and OSX.Lador (trojan) were the most prevalent threats in their respective categories
To strengthen customer protection, CrowdStrike researchers continuously build better automated detection capabilities by analyzing and understanding how macOS threats behave…
The opening of the report, shown for reference. The full report, with its figures and indicators, is published by CrowdStrike on crowdstrike.com.
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