XProtect’s updates are now less timely and reliable than they were in previous versions of macOS, leaving some Macs not updated for over 48 hours after release of a new version.
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Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5289, […]
Important security fixes, but no published CVE entries, according to Apple. But digging deeper was also unhelpful. Could it be GoFetch, or SLAP and FLOP?
Scans used to take just a few minutes, but even on a fast M4 Pro now usually take more than half an hour. What is XProtect Remediator up to?
There are no changes for Sonoma and earlier macOS, and Sequoia 15.0-15.1.1 will also continue working as before. But 15.2 and later work differently, as explained here.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5284, […]
Authentication dialogs differ on Macs with Touch ID support, although they can still use a traditional format. Here are different versions of the dialog and explanations.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
In Sequoia, XProtect’s data is now updated in a different way. Does this change its capabilities, though? A quick dip into YARA files has the answer.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan to Sonoma, […]
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