Used by two of XProtect’s malware detection features, Yara rules are valuable way to check whether files satisfy a logical condition, and more.
Category Archive: Macs
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
You can disable Live Text in Language & Region settings, but what exactly does that do? Does it also block Visual Look Up, or connection to Apple?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 321. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Where […]
New app tests Spotlight indexing and search of local files across 15 test files and two search methods. This should provide valuable clues for diagnosis.
We’re in the midst of a drought in the UK. We’ve all been recommended to delete old emails and photos to economise of water use. Is that wise?
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Where to […]
From GML in 1969 came SGML, then in 1998 XML 1.0 was released. This was used to set out property lists in Mac OS X, and more recently have been stored in binary format.
Over the last 6 years, XProtect’s Yara rules for detection of malware have increased by a factor of 4, and they now take over 22 times as much space. Here are the numbers and charts.
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