Sneaky adware caught accessing users’ Mac Keychain without permission

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinSep 1, 2015, 3:05 pm1.9k ptsInteresting
Last month, Ars chronicled a Mac app that brazenly exploited a then unpatched OS X vulnerability so the app could install itself without requiring people to enter system passwords. Now, researchers have found the same highly questionable installer is accessing people's Mac keychain without permission. The…

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