![]() Current research has shown only that it takes root in systems and then awaits further instructions from its operators. ![]() Malware hidden in malicious ads, pirated apps and fake Flash updaters are the most common attack vectors for Mac malware strains, according to recent reporting on Silver Sparrow by ZDNet.Īnalysts are also uncertain about the purpose of the Silver Sparrow malware. But analysts are still not sure how the malware was distributed. ![]() High concentrations of infections occurred in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, and Germany. The Scope of the ProblemĪfter analysis by Malwarebytes and others, it was determined that Silver Sparrow has so far infected nearly 40,000 Mac computers in 164 countries. Cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, which assisted Red Canary in analyzing the malware, said it was among the first to include native code for the M1 chips. It currently replaces Intel chips in Macbook laptops and Mac mini computers. What made it so, according to Red Canary, was the way it executes in JavaScript and its ability to target Apple’s new M1 architecture.Īpple announced the M1 last year as the first chip designed specifically by the company for Mac computers. Announced earlier this month that two of its detection engineers had made an unusual discovery: “a strain of macOS malware using a LaunchAgent to establish persistence.” The malware, dubbed Silver Sparrow, was not itself unusual.
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