Originally Posted By: jchuzi
Note that this post is called "sponsored", and that, near the end, there is a link to Bitdefender. Should this be taken with the proverbial grain of salt?

It never hurts to keep that grain of salt in mind, but that being said, this threat is real and people(s computers) do get hit by it, even though the odds may be small. E.g., last week it turned out that Elmedia software updaters for its Player and Folx software were infected by the OSXProton malware after a hack of the updater server. If you recently updated Elmedia Player and/or Folx, you should definitely make sure you’re not infected. The article I linked to above was published by Malwarebytes Labs, and suggested Malwarebytes for Mac to deal with the infection. Nothing wrong with that, as long as these things are out in the open for the consumer to decide.

And since we’re on the topic of what to do about such infections, here’s yet another recent link that might come in handy: What to do when ransomware strikes your Mac.


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