The Art of Mac Malware

Foreword

Apple’s macOS—Darwin—has evolved considerably in the past two decades. From a relatively niche operating system trailing way behind Microsoft’s Windows, macOS has slowly but surely gained acceptance. People all over the world started realizing its powerful capabilities, coupled with the Mac’s superior hardware and integration into the Apple ecosystem, spearheaded by the iPhone.

But with widespread adoption came widespread threats. Gone were the days of the “Mac versus PC” ads, showing the PC as a sniffling, virus-infected system, while the Mac chuckles them away. Viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other malware have dramatically exploded, and by now it seems that every week some new variant emerges. Malware authors found the Mac to be ...