The culprit typically infiltrates MacBook Air’s by means of a multi-component installation trick. It is a segment in a lineage of fake utilities, including the ill-famed Advanced Mac Cleaner and Mac Tonic. One of the recent examples of this annoying scareware is the program called Mac Auto Fixer (see screenshot above). Indeed, counterfeit optimization or security apps are currently gearing up for a rise in the MacBook Air environment. Looking at the present-day security risks these devices are susceptible to, people familiar with Windows malware evolution may reminisce about the reign of rogue antispyware from the late 2000s.

MacBook Air laptops are in the crooks’ spotlight due to their popularity with Apple fans, affordable price and, hence, a great number of these machines scattered all over the world. The bad news, though, is that the macOS ecosystem is an expanding battlefield, where the adversaries from the deep web are quickly getting better at orchestrating their campaigns. The good news is, it’s in a somewhat primitive state compared to Windows viruses so far. Mac malware is no longer a marginal phenomenon. This tutorial covers the prevalent categories of malicious code targeting MacBook Air and includes simple walkthroughs to remove malware from these laptops.

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