Security Bite: Did Apple just declare war on Adload malware?

9to5Mac
By Arin WaichulisApr 28, 2024, 10:02 am785 ptsTop
Following the release of new betas last week, Apple snuck out one of the most significant updates to XProtect I’ve ever seen. The macOS malware detection tool added 74 new Yara detection rules, all aimed at a single threat, Adload. So what is it exactly, and why does Apple see it as such an issue? 9to5Mac…

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