Where is the list of known adware/malware that effects Macs?

thomas_r. wrote:

Barney-15E wrote:

Given one type in a current state, do all of the variants in that current state appear the same

Yes, but that's sort of a simplified definition of a variant. When the files change in some non-superficial way, that's a different variant of the same malware or adware.

You seem to be conflating my generic English terms ("variant") for specific meaning in the malware vernacular.

Restating, given the current incarnation of Genieo, does every implementation have a similar file structure with only the naming changed, or are there multiple file structures and base code?

Barney-15E wrote:

Restating, given the current incarnation of Genieo, does every implementation have a similar file structure with only the naming changed, or are there multiple file structures and base code?

In the current variant of Genieo, yes, it has the same basic structure with different filenames.

Barney-15E wrote:

Is that common to all?

Well, every piece of malware or adware has at least one variant. You can describe the behaviors of all the files for one particular variant, but those descriptions aren't good - or are, at best, only partially good - for any others.

As to how common this is, it varies. Some malware and adware has only ever appeared as one single variant, and never got updated at all. Others have been getting updates multiple times per year for a number of years.

FWIW, I agree with everything etresoft had to say.

etresoft and thomas_r. it would be real great help if you could atleast list out a few adware inducing software's. dosent matter for mac os or windows desktop.

Is that common to all?

At this point, I'm curious as to the effort they put into the schemes.