Dylib Hijack Scanner For Mac

Dylib Hijack Scanner or short DHS is a security orientated macOS application that makes it possible for you to scan your Mac’s hard-drive for software that has been hijacked or is vulnerable and inclined to dylib hijacking.

A very good thing, when you think about the fact that until recently it was thought that dynamic library hijacking was a Windows-specific issue. As it was pointed out just a while ago by the same man who developed this application, dynamic library hijack attacks are now a real “thing” for macOS users.

Getting down to business, working with Dylib Hijack Scanner is a very easy task, as it features a straightforward and intuitive user-interface. Simply click the “Start Scan” button and Dylib Hijack Scanner will scan and uncover both vulnerable applications as well as already hijacked applications, fingers crossed.

Once the application files have been detected, you can easily manage them using the Finder by clicking the “magnifying glass” shaped button from their left.

What’s more, within the app’s Preferences menu, you can setup and customize Dylib Hijack Scanner’s certain behaviors. You can setup the app to perform a system-wide scan, to look for hijackers that abuse weak imports, and to log all findings into a text file.

While the app could benefit from more advanced features, we are not even going to start nitpicking. Considering the fact that dynamic library hijacking is a relatively new issue on macOS and has only recently been uncovered, the simple fact that the Dylib Hijack Scanner app exists, and that someone dedicated time and energy towards making it, is actually, quite remarkable.

As attacks on macOS are starting to become more and more of a reality, Dylib Hijack Scanner has the potential to save you a lot of headaches and future problems with just a few mouse clicks app, and this clearly makes it a must have app for your Mac.