Zoom fixes 'malware-like' macOS install method in new software updateZoom continues to fix its security and privacy problems.
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Zoom has updated its macOS installation process.
The app now goes through the proper installation process.
Before, the app bypassed OS restrictions in a 'malware-like' process.
Earlier today, Zoom's CEO Eric S. Yuan apologized for all of the security and privacy issues discovered in its app and said that the company would be suspending all new features for the next ninety days as it takes that time to address all of the problems.
It appears that one of those issues has already been fixed. Earlier this week, software engineer Felix Seele had discovered that Zoom's macOS installer was working around the system's normal installation process using "the same tricks that are being used by macOS malware."
Zoom was providing users with a misleading prompt that would automate the entire installation process, bypassing the need for users to provide final consent when installing the app. According to a new rep...
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Zoom fixes 'malware-like' macOS install method in new software update
