Beware!! New Windows .exe Malware Found Targeting macOS Computers

From thehackernews.com

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A malicious Windows EXE file can even infect your Mac computer as well.

Yes, you heard me right — a .exe malware on macOS.

Security researchers at antivirus firm Trend Micro have discovered a novel way hackers are using in the wild to bypass Apple’s macOS security protection and infect Mac computers by deploying malicious EXE files that normally run only on Windows computers.

Researchers found several samples of malicious macOS application (.dmg) masquerading as installers for popular software on a torrent site that includes an EXE application compiled with Mono framework to make it compatible with macOS.

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