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Last Week on My Mac: Has notarization burned?

Just over a week ago, security experts discovered the first macOS malware which has been notarized. Doesn’t that make Apple’s security worthless?

September 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Year on my Mac: For better or worse?

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Sierra, new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, APFS, Affinity Photo, malware, surveillance – 2016 was perhaps not as bad as it seemed.

January 1, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

Banned browser extensions

XProtect also protects your Mac from many adware and other unwanted Safari extensions. Here is the list, and details of them.

August 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

What malware does XProtect you against?

An analysis of the malware which XProtect currently should protect your Mac from.

July 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Why you shouldn’t use cleaning or housekeeping apps

It looked alluring: free up disk space, make my Mac faster, and clean out malware. Should you trust it?

May 28, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

The adware has come

Like colds and flu, adware is succeeding where proper malware does not. However its consequences can be as serious.

April 7, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

DivX now brings its own adware

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An irritating little app has wheedled its way onto my iMac. Bye bye, adware.

October 2, 2015 Macs, Technology
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