CleanMyMac X, the popular Mac management and clean-up app from MacPaw, has become the target for scammers who want to use it to try and steal users' personal information including passwords. The fake apps are being distributed online and via stolen YouTube accounts, according to the company.
The warning comes via Moonlock, the cybersecurity division of developer MacPaw, which notes that it spotted an app claiming to be CleanMyMac but was clearly " a malicious impersonation." Upon investigation it was found that there were multiple different versions of the fake CleanMyMac app in circulation, using different malware payloads including Atomic Stealer, PSW Stealer, and AdLoad Adware. Moonlock warns that these malware-filled versions of the fake CleanMyMac app could potentially "steal users' passwords and personal data and display unwanted ads on their Macs."
