In 2023, Adware.OperatorMac amounted to 13 percent of threat detections on macOS devices, while malware made 11 percent of detections. Furthermore, macOS devices saw at least seven other types of Adware and Potentially unwanted programs (PUP).
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Distribution of cyber threats detected on macOS in 2023
Characteristic
Share of detections
Other Potentially unwanted program (PUP) and Adware
30%
Adware.OperatorMac
13%
Malware
11%
OSX.VSearch
11%
OSX.Genieo
11%
Adware.Crossrider
6%
PUP.PCVARK
5%
PUP.MacKeeper
5%
PUP.JDI
4%
Adware.NewTab
4%
• Other Potentially unwanted program (PUP) and Adware 30%
• Adware.OperatorMac 13%
• Malware 11%
• OSX.VSearch 11%
• OSX.Genieo 11%
• Adware.Crossrider 6%
• PUP.PCVARK 5%
• PUP.MacKeeper 5%
• PUP.JDI 4%
• Adware.NewTab 4%
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Malwarebytes. (February 6, 2024). Distribution of cyber threats detected on macOS in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483164/cyber-threats-detected-macos/
Malwarebytes. "Distribution of cyber threats detected on macOS in 2023." Chart. February 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483164/cyber-threats-detected-macos/
Malwarebytes. (2024). Distribution of cyber threats detected on macOS in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483164/cyber-threats-detected-macos/
Malwarebytes. "Distribution of Cyber Threats Detected on Macos in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1483164/cyber-threats-detected-macos/
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