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Category Archive: Macs

XProCheck: a new utility to inspect anti-malware scans

A new utility to quickly check all the anti-malware scans completed on your Mac over the last day or longer. Free of course.

September 5, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Breaking the silence

What’s the cost in terms of lost performance of these new anti-malware scans, and how do we get told of their results?

September 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 167

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Two tens became […]

September 3, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Does a macOS update change the Data volume?

macOS updates currently install to both System and Data volumes, although Apple claims the Data volume is unmounted during updating. Can an update cause problems with your Data volume, then?

September 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Monitor macOS anti-malware scans with Mints version 1.9

Adds a button to automatically retrieve the log reports of all scans completed by XProtect Remediator over the last 24 hours.

September 2, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Hunting malware protection in the log

How to hunt key log entries for an unknown process, how you can discover whether XProtect Remediator is scanning your Mac, and how to check its results.

September 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

How can I bring my Mac up to date with firmware and system updates?

Keeping your Mac up to date is essential if it’s to benefit from latest security fixes and protection against malware. How to deal with problems.

August 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance

How macOS now has anti-malware scanners checking your Mac automatically many times each day for the most frequent malware.

August 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 166

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 166. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Real-time […]

August 29, 2022 General, Macs, Technology

Are command tools getting out of their depth?

They now get signed, an Info.plist is embedded, they’re notarized by Apple, use the hardened runtime, maybe the App Sandbox, and request entitlements. So how do you check their version?

August 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

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