It usually operates in tandem with such threats as bogus system utilities that report non-existent problems and thus attempt to manipulate users into activating the licensed copy of the scareware.

The Adobe Flash Player update virus is one of the common ways cybercriminals try to deposit additional harmful code onto a Mac.

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