Mac users are getting bombarded by laughably unsophisticated malware

Found on Ars Technica on Sunday, 26 January 2020
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Another banal detail about Shlayer is its previously mentioned infected method. It’s seeded in links that promise pirated versions of commercial software, episodes of TV shows, or live feeds of sports matches. Once users click, they receive a notice that they should install a Flash update. Never mind that Flash has been effectively deprecated for years and that platforms offering warez and pirated content are a known breeding ground for malware.

In any event, Shlayer’s ranking is a good reason for people to remember that Flash is an antiquated browser add-on that presents more risk than benefit for the vast majority of the world.

Everybody is gullible. Some just a little more than others; especially when one of the arguments was that their OS cannot have malware.