![]() ![]() The registry in Windows is often a breeding ground and hiding place for viruses. Windows, on the other hand, relies on something called a registry. BSD is referred to as a monolithic operating system which structures its file systems and control in a file-based way. ![]() The Mac OS is based off another operating system called BSD. Another reason is the way that the Mac OS is built. Less user base means that there are less bad actors writing code for the Mac OS. Mac OS holds only 9.71% of operating system market share compared to Windows 87.48%. There are very specific reasons for this. It is true that the Mac OS (Operating System) is less prone to getting viruses and other malicious software. So, old becomes new again as we see often in technology. I remember first dealing with browser hijackers in the early 2000’s on Windows PCs, but this was a Mac and these types of things aren’t supposed to happen on a Mac (according to Mac fans and Apple). This type of malicious software is not only a nuisance, but it can be dangerous as it can redirect you to fake web pages that steal credentials. The result is the placement of unwanted advertising into the browser, and possibly the replacement of an existing home page or search page with the hijacker page. A browser hijacker is defined as a “form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser’s settings without the user’s permission”. To my surprise, any adjustment I attempted on the home page setting failed.Īs soon as I observed this behavior, I immediately knew that I was dealing with a browser hijacker. My first reaction was to open settings and see if I could set the home page back to a blank page. So, what is weknow.ac? I certainly didn’t know. What does suspicious mean? In the case of this particular Mac, whenever a user tried to open the Safari web browser they were getting directed to the highly unusual page weknow.ac. Through my work at Compass IT Compliance I was recently contacted to deal with an issue regarding a Mac computer acting suspiciously. ![]()
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