'Trend Micro has completed an initial investigation of a privacy concern related to some of its MacOS consumer products,' the company said in a blog post. SEE: 17 tips for protecting Windows computers and Macs from ransomware (free PDF) Trend Micro confirmed that several of its products were collecting a 'snapshot' of users' browser history data but said this was done in order to spot potential adware encounters. The apps in question were collecting users browser history and sending files, including user passwords, in a ZIP archive to a remote server.Īpple's App Store developer policy stipulates that apps need to gain consent if they collect user or usage data.

Trend Micro apps, which have been removed from the Mac App Store, included Dr Cleaner, Dr Cleaner Pro, Dr. Security firm Trend Micro has apologized after several of its consumer macOS anti-malware products and utilities were discovered to be capturing the notebook's browser history data and sending it to a remote server.

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