Author: Justin Pot / Source: How-To Geek
The Mac App Store is supposed to be a safe way to download software, but a prominent malware scanner sold there until recently was grabbing users’ browsing history.
The application, called Adware Doctor, was a top grossing app on the store. It also wiggled its way around the macOS sandbox restrictions to grab personal information.
Patrick Wardle, writing for Objective-See, broke down how this all works, so check that out for all the details. Here’s a video showing the process in action:Apple has known about all of this for a month, but the app remained for sale…
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