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Mac Defender (also known as Mac Protector, Mac Security,[1]Mac Guard,[2]Mac Shield,[3] and FakeMacDef)[4] is an internet rogue security program that targets computers running macOS. The Mac security firm Intego discovered the fake antivirus software on 2 May 2011, with a patch not being provided by Apple until 31 May.[5] The software has been described as the first major malware threat to the Macintosh platform (although it does not attach to or damage any part of OS X).[6][7][8][9][10][11] However, it is not the first Mac-specific Trojan, and is not self-propagating.

A variant of the program, known as Mac Guard, has been reported which does not require the user to enter a password to install the program,[12] although one still does have to run the installer.[13]

The Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac supports the three latest released versions of macOS: Mojave, High Sierra, and Sierra. Customers can use Microsoft Intune and Jamf to deploy and manage Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Just like with Microsoft Office applications on macOS, Microsoft Auto Update is used to manage Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac updates. Legion Defender is a two player game where one player acts as a hacker, and another a victim who must defend against the hacker's attack. Jam Site: Philly Game Forge. Diversifiers: Batch Job. Platforms: MS Windows, Mac OS X. Technology Notes: The game is a single python script which contains both the hacker and defender game. Defender Legion GK 010DL Wired Gaming Keyboard. Amount of buttons: 104; Connection type: Wired; Connection interface: USB; Cable length: 1,5 +-5% m; Amount of hotkeys (functions): 12 (+FN) Keyboard type: Membrane; ROHS / CE: No; System requirements for PC: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10, Mac OS X10; Rainbow backlight; Backlight of symbols and keys. Microsoft 365 E5 Security and Microsoft 365 E5 customers can start using Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac on machines running macOS right away. To get started, navigate to the onboarding section in Microsoft Defender Security Center. If you haven’t already, give Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac a try!

Symptoms[edit]

Ilani casino free play. Users typically encounter the program when opening an image found on a search engine. It appears as a pop-up indicating that viruses have been detected on the users' computer and suggests they download a program which, if installed, provides the users' personal information to unauthorized third parties.

The program appears in malicious links spread by search engine optimization poisoning on sites such as Google Image Search.[14] When a user accesses such a malicious link, a fake scanning window appears, originally in the style of a Windows XP application,[14] but later in the form of an 'Apple-type interface'.[15] The program falsely appears to scan the system's hard drive.[14] The user is then prompted to download a file that installs Mac Defender, and is then asked to pay US$59.95 to US$79.95 for a license for the software.[14] Rather than protect against viruses, Mac Defender hijacks the user's Internet browser to display sites related to pornography, and also exposes the user to identity theft (by passing on credit card information to the cracker).[14][16] A newer variant installs itself without needing the user to enter a password.[17] All variants require the user to actively click through an installer to complete installation even if a password is not required.[18]

Origin[edit]

The software has been traced through German websites, which have been closed down, to the Russian online payment ChronoPay.Mac Defender was traced to ChronoPay by the email address of ChronoPay financial controller Alexandra Volkova.[19] The email address appeared in domain registration for mac-defence.com and macbookprotection.com, two web sites Mac users are directed to in order to purchase the security software. ChronoPay is Russia's largest online payment processor. The web sites were hosted in Germany and were suspended by Czech registrar Webpoint.name. ChronoPay had earlier been linked to another scam in which users involved in file sharing were asked to pay a fine.[20][21]

Apple response[edit]

Hrothvitnir mac os. According to Sophos, by 24 May, 2011, there had been sixty thousand calls to AppleCare technical support about Mac Defender-related issues,[22] and Ed Bott of ZDNet reported that the number of calls to AppleCare increased in volume due to Mac Defender and that a majority of the calls at that time pertained to Mac Defender.[23] AppleCare employees were told not to assist callers in removing the software.[24] Specifically, support employees were told not to instruct callers on how to use Force Quit and Activity Monitor to stop Mac Defender, as well as not to direct callers to any discussions pertaining to the problems caused by Mac Defender.[22] An anonymous AppleCare support employee said that Apple instituted the policy in order to prevent users from relying on technical support instead of anti-virus programs.[24]

AppleCare employees were told not to assist callers in removing the software, but Apple later promised a software patch.[25] On 24 May 2011 Apple issued instructions on the prevention and removal of the malware.[26] The Mac OS X security update 2011-003 was released on 31 May 2011, and includes not only an automatic removal of the trojan, and other security updates, but a new feature that automatically updates malware definitions from Apple.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ ab'About Security Update 2011-003'. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^'Intego Mac Security Blog'. 25 May 2001. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  3. ^'Mac malware morphs to 'MacShield''. Technolog. MSNBC. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^'Threat Description: Rogue:OSX/FakeMacDef.A'. F-Secure. Retrieved 11 February 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^Hamburger, Ellis (2 May 2011). 'WARNING: This Mac App Is Stealing Credit Card Numbers'. Retrieved 7 December 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^'Macs face first virus threat'. techday.co.nz. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. ^'Say hello to MAC Defender, the first major widespread piece of Mac based malware'. left-click.us. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  8. ^Dachis, Adam (25 May 2011). 'How to Protect Your Computer from Mac Defender and Its Counterparts'. Mac Defender has been making a lot of noise as one of the first major Mac security threats. lifehacker.com.
  9. ^Dan Moren (2 May 2011). 'New Mac Trojan horse masquerades as virus scanner'. macworld.com.
  10. ^Trenholm, Rich (19 May 2011). 'The old saw that Macs don't get viruses is under fire as a piece of malware called Mac Defender is rampaging across the Web'. cnet.com.Missing or empty url= (help)
  11. ^'Mac Defender fake antivirus software is first major attack on Apple computers'. crave.cnet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  12. ^< 'Mac Guard: Apple users hit by second Mac malware scam'. Christian Science Monitor Horizons blog. 26 May 2001.
  13. ^'New Mac Defender Variant, MacGuard, Doesn't Require Password for Installation'. Mac Security Blog from Intego. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  14. ^ abcdeWisniewski, Chester (2 May 2011). 'Mac users hit with fake anti-virus when using Google image search'. Naked Security. Sophos. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  15. ^Mills, Elinor (19 May 2011). 'How bad is the Mac malware scare? (FAQ)'. CNET.
  16. ^Chen, Brian X. (19 May 2011). 'New Mac Malware Fools Customers, But Threat Still Relatively Small'. Wired. Condé Nast Digital. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  17. ^'New Mac Defender Variant, MacGuard, Doesn't Require Password for Installation'. The Mac Security Blog » INTEGO SECURITY MEMO. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  18. ^'New Mac Defender Variant, MacGuard, Doesn't Require Password for Installation'. The Mac Security Blog » INTEGO SECURITY MEMO. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  19. ^'Apple takes on Mac Defender Scam'. International Business Times. 29 May 2011.
  20. ^'MacDefender Scareware Linked to Russian Payment Site'. News & Opinion. PCMag.com.
  21. ^'Russia's ChronoPay Executive Linked to Mac Defender Scam'. International Business Times.
  22. ^ abWisniewski, Chester (24 May 2011). 'Apple support to infected Mac users: 'You cannot show the customer how to stop the process''. Naked Security. Sophos. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  23. ^Bott, Ed (18 May 2011). 'An AppleCare support rep talks: Mac malware is 'getting worse''. ZDNet. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  24. ^ abCluley, Graham (18 May 2011). 'Malware on your Mac? Don't expect AppleCare to help you remove it'. Naked Security. Sophos. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  25. ^'Mac malware authors release a new, more dangerous version'. zdnet.com. 25 May 2011.
  26. ^'How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware'. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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This topic describes how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS manually. A successful deployment requires the completion of all of the following steps:

Prerequisites and system requirements

Before you get started, see the main Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS page for a description of prerequisites and system requirements for the current software version.

Download installation and onboarding packages

Download the installation and onboarding packages from Microsoft Defender Security Center:

  1. In Microsoft Defender Security Center, go to Settings > Device Management > Onboarding.

  2. In Section 1 of the page, set operating system to macOS and Deployment method to Local script.

  3. In Section 2 of the page, select Download installation package. Save it as wdav.pkg to a local directory.

  4. In Section 2 of the page, select Download onboarding package. Save it as WindowsDefenderATPOnboardingPackage.zip to the same directory.

  5. From a command prompt, verify that you have the two files.

Application installation (macOS 10.15 and older versions)

To complete this process, you must have admin privileges on the device.

  1. Navigate to the downloaded wdav.pkg in Finder and open it.

  2. Select Continue, agree with the License terms, and enter the password when prompted.

    https://download-echo.mystrikingly.com/blog/wake-me-up-interactive-music-clip-mac-os. Important

    You will be prompted to allow a driver from Microsoft to be installed (either 'System Extension Blocked' or 'Installation is on hold' or both. The driver must be allowed to be installed.

  3. Select Open Security Preferences or Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Select Allow:

    The installation proceeds.

    Caution

    If you don't select Allow, the installation will proceed after 5 minutes. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will be loaded, but some features, such as real-time protection, will be disabled. See Troubleshoot kernel extension issues for information on how to resolve this.

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Note

macOS may request to reboot the device upon the first installation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Real-time protection will not be available until the device is rebooted.

Application installation (macOS 11 and newer versions)

To complete this process, you must have admin privileges on the device.

  1. Navigate to the downloaded wdav.pkg in Finder and open it.

  2. Select Continue, agree with the License terms, and enter the password when prompted.

  3. At the end of the installation process, you'll be promoted to approve the system extensions used by the product. Select Open Security Preferences.

  4. From the Security & Privacy window, select Allow.

  5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 for all system extensions distributed with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

  6. As part of the Endpoint Detection and Response capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac inspects socket traffic and reports this information to the Microsoft Defender Security Center portal. When prompted to grant Microsoft Defender for Endpoint permissions to filter network traffic, select Allow.

  7. Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy and navigate to the Privacy tab. Grant Full Disk Access permission to Microsoft Defender ATP and Microsoft Defender ATP Endpoint Security Extension.

Client configuration

  1. Copy wdav.pkg and MicrosoftDefenderATPOnboardingMacOs.py to the device where you deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS.

    The client device isn't associated with org_id. Note that the org_id attribute is blank.

  2. Run the Python script to install the configuration file:

  3. Verify that the device is now associated with your organization and reports a valid org ID:

    After installation, you'll see the Microsoft Defender icon in the macOS status bar in the top-right corner.

How to Allow Full Disk Access

Caution

macOS 10.15 (Catalina) contains new security and privacy enhancements. Beginning with this version, by default, applications are not able to access certain locations on disk (such as Documents, Downloads, Desktop, etc.) without explicit consent. In the absence of this consent, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is not able to fully protect your device.

  1. To grant consent, open System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access. Click the lock icon to make changes (bottom of the dialog box). Select Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

  2. Run an AV detection test to verify that the device is properly onboarded and reporting to the service. Perform the following steps on the newly onboarded device:

    1. Ensure that real-time protection is enabled (denoted by a result of 1 from running the following command):

    2. Open a Terminal window. Copy and execute the following command:

    3. The impossible mac os. The file should have been quarantined by Defender for Endpoint on Mac. Use the following command to list all the detected threats:

  3. Run an EDR detection test to verify that the device is properly onboarded and reporting to the service. Perform the following steps on the newly onboarded device:

    1. In your browser such as Microsoft Edge for Mac or Safari.

    2. Download MDATP MacOS DIY.zip from https://aka.ms/mdatpmacosdiy and extract.

      You may be prompted:

      Do you want to allow downloads on 'mdatpclientanalyzer.blob.core.windows.net'?
      You can change which websites can download files in Websites Preferences.

  4. Click Allow.

  5. Open Downloads.

  6. You should see MDATP MacOS DIY.

    Tip

    If you double-click, you will get the following message:

    'MDATP MacOS DIY' cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verifier.
    macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware.
    [Move to Trash][Cancel]

  7. Click Cancel.

  8. Right-click MDATP MacOS DIY, and then click Open.

    The system should display the following message:

    macOS cannot verify the developer of MDATP MacOS DIY. Are you sure you want to open it?
    By opening this app, you will be overriding system security which can expose your computer and personal information to malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

  9. Click Open.

    The system should display the following message:

    Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - macOS EDR DIY test file
    Corresponding alert will be available in the MDATP portal.

  10. Click Open.

    In a few minutes an alert named 'macOS EDR Test Alert' should be raised.

  11. Go to Microsoft Defender Security Center (https://SecurityCenter.microsoft.com).

  12. Go to the Alert Queue.

    Look at the alert details and the device timeline, and perform the regular investigation steps.

Logging installation issues

See Logging installation issues for more information on how to find the automatically generated log that is created by the installer when an error occurs.

Uninstallation

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See Uninstalling for details on how to remove Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS from client devices.

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