Apple adds EvilQuest detection to Xprotect
Apple has updated to its Xprotect anti - virus tool that is part of macOS with a new roadblock against EvilQuest ( also known as ThiefQuest ) . We discuss theThiefQuest / EvilQuest ransomware / malware in more detail here . It is malicious code that is spreading in pirate Mac software , most notably in an infected written matter of Little Snitch . The malware seems to be able to copy file to a central server before encrypting the Mac and demanding a ransom to return it to normal – although really paying the bitcoin requested would not mean that files were unencrypted ....