This newly discovered Trojan is particularly dangerous because it can be found via Google’s search results pages, reports AppleInsider. This particular Trojan is able to bypass these security restrictions because it launches an installation guide that guides the user through the steps necessary to install it. It’s possible to install such a program but it is necessary to make changes in the system settings to do so. MacOS Catalina has a number of precautions to prevent the installation of malware that includes verifying that the apps developers are registered with Apple and if they aren’t warning users and making it more difficult to install the program. What is most concerning is that it is being distributed via webpages that appear in Google’s search results.

A Trojan is a type of malware that pretends to be legitimate software, in this case, a Flash Player, and is then installed by the user on their own computer, causing MAJOR issues as MacOS malware.Ĭybersecurity company Intego has discovered a new malware that disguises itself as a Flash Player. Intego has discovered a new Trojan that is specifically designed to circumvent macOS Catalina’s security measures – it describes it in its security blog here. New Malware Found in Google Results Tricks users into bypassing Apple’s security measures to install it

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