“We have already resolved these security issues,” a Zoom spokesperson told WIRED in a statement. In other words, Wardle found that he could change the name of the software he was trying to sneak through to contain the markers Zoom was broadly looking for and get the malicious package past Zoom’s signature check. Zoom’s signature check was essentially looking at everything on the table and accepting the random birthday card signature instead of actually checking whether the signature was in the right place on the right document. Imagine that you carefully sign a legal document and then put the piece of paper facedown on a table next to a birthday card that you signed more casually for your sister. Ultimately, he realized that Zoom’s check could be defeated. (It’s a sort of wax-seal check to confirm the integrity and provenance of software.) Wardle knew from past research and his own software development that it can be difficult to truly validate signatures in the types of conditions Zoom had set up. Reminder: Saving all documents to the cloud instead of your computer can be a lifesaver, especially if you are having an issue with your CSUMB computer and the computer needs to be swapped out.The first vulnerability Wardle found, though, was in the cryptographic signature check. Click Close when it is done installing.Only the current user of this computer will be able to use this software.'

The installer text should read: 'Click install to perform a standard installation of this software in your home folder.

You will not be able to update the software yourself if you choose any option other than Install for me only.

Select Install for me only and click Continue.

Click the Change Install Location button.

Continue clicking through the installer to the Installation Type screen.

Do a search for Zoom.pkg if you have trouble finding it. You should find it in your downloads folder.

You may need to find the Zoom.pkg installer if the installer doesn't automatically open.

On the meeting start screen, click ' download & run Zoom'.

Alternatively, you can install and test ahead of time at this address.

Download the Zoom installer at the start of any meeting.

Do not use your local administrative access to install zoom on a CSUMB asset because it will make future updates to the Zoom software more difficult and may require a service ticket. The following steps can used to install and update Zoom on any Mac without local administrative access permissions.

Zoom install on mac