At least that’s been the case with Shlayer, which had its malicious links planted inside Wikipedia’s external resources. All it takes to contract it is to open a pirated website or even click a link on Wikipedia.

Just recently, a fake Adobe Flash Player updater named Shlayer has infected 10% of all Macs in the world (according to Kaspersky’s lab).Įven newer malware type, Tarmac, is increasingly sweeping the Mac world. Try removing your Mac infection with it and see more ideas below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X.Īlthough 2020 will surely go down as “virus year,” viruses on Mac are not going anywhere. This is app is notarized by Apple and holds a “Gold” level of virus detection as certified by security company OPSWAT. So here’s a tip for you: Download CleanMyMac before you try other steps from this article.