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Title: Search Snow virus: remove searchsnow.com Safari/Chrome/Firefox redirect from Mac
Post by: HCK on November 20, 2022, 04:05:11 pm
Search Snow virus: remove searchsnow.com Safari/Chrome/Firefox redirect from Mac

The schemes leveraged by Mac adware authors are dynamically morphing toward higher complexity so that their infections are moving targets. With the invariable objective being about a sketchy redistribution of the victims’ traffic, malefactors regularly switch to using new components of their browser hijack algorithm. The searchsnow.com website reflects this approach as it now fuels the long-standing Bing redirect hoax alongside older counterparts that have gained a bad reputation in the macOS environment.
Source: Search Snow virus: remove searchsnow.com Safari/Chrome/Firefox redirect from Mac (https://macsecurity.net/view/406-searchsnow-virus-mac)