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XProtect Remediator 163 doesn’t run

Do you ever run XProtect Remediator manually? If so, the latest version doesn’t oblige. You might need to consider a 3rd party malware scanner.

September 25, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator for all macOS from Catalina onwards, to version 163. The […]

September 18, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

What just changed in XProtect?

A new file in the latest XProtect data is set to protect private data used by eight widely used third-party apps, including popular web browsers. But which version of macOS will do this?

August 7, 2026 Macs, Technology

What’s in that phishing email?

When you need to check what’s in a potential phishing email, run a locked-down virtual machine for safety, as explained here.

May 26, 2026 Macs, Technology

Finder comments, steganography and malware

Although easy to add to documents, Finder comments work strangely, and can prove fragile. They can also be used to conceal malicious code by steganography, but there are better options.

April 28, 2026 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Didn’t macOS have a GUI?

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For the first 17 years, Macs got by perfectly well without a command line. Apple’s server admin apps featured extensive GUIs, and saved admins from using Terminal. But now even Apple tells folk to practise for ClickFix.

April 26, 2026 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Root cause analysis and ClickFix

ClickFix attacks are attracting considerable engineering effort at detection, and warning users when they could be running into danger. But what is being done to prevent users from being prey to them?

April 12, 2026 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5330, […]

February 17, 2026 Macs, Technology, Updates

How XProtect is hunting scripts

This week’s XProtect update is important in extending its ability to check scripts now popular in malware. These are run when macOS is preparing to run a script.

February 5, 2026 Macs, Technology

More malware from Google search

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Follow a sponsored result in Google to a page in Medium that provides a Terminal command that you will live to regret. And what is Marek’s disease?

January 30, 2026 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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