Trend Micro Mac Apps Stole Users’ Browser Histories

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Originally published at: https://tidbits.com/2018/09/14/trend-micro-mac-apps-stole-users-browser-histories/

Three Mac apps from Trend Micro—Dr. Cleaner, Dr. Antivirus, and Dr. Archiver—have been discovered to be collecting users’ browsing histories and have been removed from the Mac App Store.

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Actually, six more (Open Any Files, Dr. Cleaner Pro, Dr. Cleaner Elite, Dr. Battery, Duplicate Finder, & No Sleep) were dropped on Sunday and on Monday App Uninstall, for using the same common code library.

Also, the third app you mentioned is actually Dr. Unarchiver.

Josh Long has a more detailed summary at: https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-safe-is-the-mac-app-store-privacy-violating-apps-uncovered/.

-Al-

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Thanks, Al—I’ve updated the piece with the full list and correct names, plus a link to Trend Micro’s statement.