About Malware Scanner

A core pillar of Moonlock’s protection suite, Malware Scanner is purpose-built to identify and eliminate threats targeting macOS. Whether you’re dealing with stealthy malware or annoying adware, the Scanner is equipped to detect, neutralize, and prevent both known and emerging dangers while not impacting your Mac’s performance.

Moonlock’s Malware Scanner is built to identify and eliminate a wide spectrum of digital threats that can compromise your system, privacy, or performance. The module equipped to detect the following types of threats:

1. Malware: Harmful software designed to damage or compromise your system, steal data, or disrupt normal operations.
2. Ransomware: Malicious programs that encrypt your files and demand payment for their release.
3. Adware: Software that injects unwanted ads, redirects your browser, or slows down your system with pop-ups.
4. Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs): Apps that may not be outright malicious but are intrusive, deceptive, or unnecessary, something like bundleware or fake cleaners.
5. Spyware and keyloggers: Covert tools designed to track your activity, capture passwords, or monitor your keystrokes.

Malware Scanner is a progressive module that continuously updates its definitions to stay ahead of new and evolving threats, which makes it a trusted tool for macOS-specific protection.

One of the key features of Malware Scanner is a hybrid detection engine that combines two powerful malware detection methods:

1. Signature-based detection: This method compares files and processes against a database of known malware "fingerprints" or signatures. It’s fast and effective for identifying well-documented threats.
2. Behavior-based detection: This approach analyzes how a file or process behaves in real time — watching for suspicious actions like unauthorized encryption, system modification, or network access. It’s essential for catching new, unknown, or obfuscated threats that don’t match any signature.

The combination of these two techniques allows Moonlock to detect both known threats and zero-day attacks, providing deep, layered protection that adapts faster than threats evolve.

Fast, lightweight, and built specifically for the macOS environment, Moonlock’s Malware Scanner helps you stay focused on what matters on your Mac; the module handles what’s lurking in the background.