Dr.Web for macOS will never freeze your Mac during scanning—even if an error occurs. In most cases, with default settings Dr.Web does not require the user to respond to the anti-virus in any way and will not distract you from your tasks. MacOS Aqua interface makes using Dr.Web intuitive and simple. Sep 19, 2020 Dr. Web Anti-Virus for Mac provides powerful and reliable antivirus protection for your Mac workstation. With default settings, Dr. Web automatically scrutinizes all possible ways of the viral intrusion, and blocks and reports any malicious behavior.

Bitdefender has a paid version, yes, but this version is not the one that costs money, this version is 100% FREE! “Bitdefender Virus Scanner”, the thing you see here, is the free one. “Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac” (from their website) and “Bitdefender Virus Scanner Plus” (from the Mac App Store) both cost money. There are two types of trial licenses: one for 30 days (for Dr.Web Security Space for Windows and Dr.Web Katana) and one for 3 months (for Dr.Web Security Space for Windows, and Dr.Web Anti-virus for macoS and Linux). Apart from the two different validity periods, the following differences can be noted. In most cases, when the default settings are in use, Dr.Web does not require the user to respond to the anti-virus in any way and will not distract you from your tasks. The Apple OS X Aqua interface makes using Dr.Web intuitive and simple. Stylish and user-friendly interface. Flexible settings and easy administration. Highly customisable.

Dr.Web is a software suite developed by Russian anti-malware company Doctor Web. First released in 1992, it became the first anti-virus service in Russia.^[1]

The company also offers anti-spam solutions and is used by Yandex to scan e-mail attachments. It also features an add-on for all major browsers which checks links with the online version of Dr Web.^[2]

Dr.Web has withdrawn from AV tests such as Virus Bulletin VB100% around 2008 stating that they believe that virus scans on viruses are different subject from that of real world malware attacks.^[3]

Critics, reviews and reliability[edit]

Staunch anti-adware policy led to software developers complaints that Dr.Web treated their virus free applications as 'virus' and receive no responds from Dr.Web if they try to contact Dr.Web to resolve the issue.^[4][4]

Notable discoveries[edit]

Flashback Trojan[edit]

Dr.Web discovered the Trojan BackDoor.Flashback variant that affected more than 600,000 Macs.^[5]

Trojan.Skimer.18[edit]

Dr.Web discovered the Trojan.Skimer.18, a Trojan that works like an ATM software skimmer.^[6] The Trojan can intercept and transmit bank card information processed by ATMs as well as data stored on the card and its PIN code.

Linux.Encoder.1[edit]

Dr.Web discovered the ransomware Linux.Encoder.1 that affected more than 2,000 Linux users.^[7] Linux.Encoder.2 which was discovered later turned out to be an earlier version of this ransomware.

Trojan.Skimer discovery and attacks on Doctor Web offices[edit]

Doctor Web received a threat supposedly from the Trojan writers or criminal organization sponsoring this malware's development and promotion:^[8] On March 31 2014, after two arson attacks were carried out on Igor Daniloff's anti-virus laboratory in St. Petersburg,^[9] company received a second threat. Doctor Web released a statement that the company considers it its duty to provide users with the ultimate protection against the encroachments of cybercriminals and consequently, efforts aimed at identifying and studying ATM threats with their ATM Shield.^[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Dr. Web LTD Doctor Web / Dr. Web Reviews, Best AntiVirus Software Reviews, Review Centre'. Reviewcentre.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
2. ^Web, Doctor (2013-10-07). 'Dr. Web LinkChecker :: Add-ons for Firefox'. Addons.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
3. ^'Doctor Web: statement on Virus Bulletin comparative reviews'. news.drweb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
4. ^ ^ab'Drweb and false positive'. Malwarebytes Forums.
5. ^Greenberg, Andy (April 9, 2012). 'Apple Snubs Firm That Discovered Mac Botnet, Tries To Cut Off Its Server Monitoring Infections'. Forbes. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
6. ^'Trojan.Skimer.18 infects ATMs'. news.drweb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
7. ^Dr.Web (November 6, 2015). 'Encryption Ransomware Threatens Linux Users'. Forbes. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
8. ^'Dr.Web - ATM Trojans – Doctor Web and ATM Trojans'. antifraud.drweb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
9. ^'ATM Skimmer Gang Firebombed Antivirus Firm — Krebs on Security'. krebsonsecurity.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
10. ^''На карте – ваши деньги'! Банкоматные троянцы угрожают вам, а их распространители – поджогами и физической расправой сотрудникам компании 'Доктор Веб''. news.drweb.ru. Retrieved 2015-12-09.

External links[edit]

• Official website(in English)

Means of transport #2: Vulnerabilities

To spread malware for macOS, intruders also exploit vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities are program code flaws that enable malware to infiltrate a Mac without user knowledge or consent.

Just like any other piece of software, macOS also has vulnerabilities.

It was namely vulnerabilities that played a major role in the first-ever outbreak of the malicious program BackDoor.Flashback.39.for macOS.

• In February 2012 criminals started using Java vulnerabilities to spread BackDoor.Flashback.39, and after March 16 they began using yet another exploit.
• March 2012 – Oracle released an update for the Java Virtual Machine, closing the vulnerabilities exploited by BackDoor.Flashback.39.
• As late as April 2012, Apple released an update for its own Java implementation to close the vulnerabilities exploited by BackDoor.Flashback.39.

Outbreak! 650,000 Macs

were infected with BackDoor.Flashback worldwide

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More than 4 million websites
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Malicious websites were used to spread BackDoor.Flashback.39. At the end of March, Google search results contained links to over four million infected web pages distributing the backdoor.