![]() As part of its extortion strategy, the infection drops a rescue note named READ_ME_NOW.txt. The new denomination also reflects the gist of the pest more accurately – this aspect will be explained further down. Several weeks later, white hats dubbed it ThiefQuest to avoid an association with a popular video game namesake. ![]() This was a researchers-coined name rather than an element of the culprit’s malicious manifestation. The ransom Trojan in question debuted as EvilQuest in June 2020. The latest one called ThiefQuest seems to take this trend further, but its unorthodox tactic blurs this impression. And yet, a number of nasties like KeRanger and Patcher have already paved the way for this phenomenon into the Mac world. Furthermore, the smaller user base keeps evil actors’ focus away from deploying file-encrypting threats on a massive scale in this environment. Apple’s operating system minimizes the odds of malicious code slithering its way into computers with little user interaction, making sure every instance of software installation is based on an informed decision rather than a zero-click or suchlike scheme. There are several reasons why Mac ransomware is lagging behind its counterparts targeting PCs and Linux servers. Taking one’s important files hostage is a long-running stratagem propping a hugely powerful cybercriminal industry, but it’s still a relatively exotic attack vector for the macOS landscape. ![]() ![]() If the ThiefQuest ransomware unleashes its weaponized cryptography implementation to pollute a Mac, here’s what to do to remove it and restore affected files. ![]()
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