HOMETHREATSUpdateAgent
MALWARE FAMILY

UpdateAgent

Internal ID: osx.update_agent
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying osx.update_agent. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

UpdateAgent is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://twitter.com/sysopfb/status/1532442456343691273
→https://www.esentire.com/blog/updateagent-macos-malware
→https://www.jamf.com/blog/updateagent-adapts-again/
→https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/02/02/the-evolution-of-a-mac-trojan-updateagents-progression/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

osx.update_agent

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
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