how to detect silver sparrow
how do I check to see if my Mac is infected with silver sparrow?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.12
There are both M1 and Intel versions of it.
Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
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I’d recommend using Malwarebytes. mac viruses are pretty rare. Malware, however is not. Do not, under any circumstances download and install anything that claims to clean your Mac from junk or fix your Mac. Those cause way more problems than they solve...
here’s a little info on this dirty birdy: (link)
https://redcanary.com/blog/clipping-silver-sparrows-wings/
and more (‘nother link)
https://threatpost.com/silver-sparrow-malware-30k-macs/164121/
please note that Silver Sparrow only targets M1 macs, the latest ones, eg the M1 mac mini and the M1 mac notebook... technically it might run on any Intel Mac... but the only way it could run is if the Mac in question had an M1 chip in it... and it’s only a potential threat at best...it hasn’t become an actual threat yet
hope this helps you
john b
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I had my first encounter with this virus Silver Sparrow today. It was found by Malware Bytes on an Obsolete MacBook Pro
The About this Mac will tell you if it's an M1 Mac. Those are the newest Macs that were released on or after November 10th of last year.
Silver Sparrow attacks x86-64 and M1 macs.
If you read the full report from Red Canary, you will see that there are two versions of this malware.
The first version works on Intel-based Macs the second version works on the M1 chip Macs.
Silver Sparrow targets both Intel and M1 Mac's! Here is a link to Mashable:
https://mashable.com/article/mac-malware-detected-m1-and-intel-chip-silver-sparrow/
I understand that Malwarebytes includes no uninstaller. If this is true, I will not install it.
Already installed after doing a bit more research. Nothing found. I assume you can see info regarding the MacBook Pro 16 I have. Purchased 8/2020.
Thanks !
how do I check to see if my Mac is infected with silver sparrow?
No need for premium. Just set a reminder and open it every couple weeks and do a scan. Free is fine.
Yes 100% malware. I have a full Adobe subscription, so would know about it if it was real...
how to detect silver sparrow