Over the last year, I have come across many Macs which have been left with serious vulnerabilities. Here are four common ones, and how to put them right.
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XProtect’s data files haven’t been updated since 13 March 2018 – a period of 120 days. Is it being replaced in Mojave? What happens to those still using High Sierra and earlier?
Apple doesn’t tell you what malware its removal tool, MRT, can remove. Here’s a list of changes in the latest version 1.35.
Apple has just pushed updates to the data used by Gatekeeper, and that used by the Malware Removal […]
Expect a security data update (silent) from Apple in the next few days to address new malware dubbed […]
Apple has just pushed an update to the macOS malware removal tool MRT, which brings it to version […]
We eradicated smallpox, and are on the verge of doing the same to polio. Simple lessons on naming and communicating extend to macOS malware, and Apple’s role.
Following yesterday’s pushed update to XProtect, Apple has overnight pushed an update to its malware removal tool MRT, […]
Apple has just pushed an update to the configuration data for its XProtect tool, which detects malware on […]
When should you reset your SMC and NVRAM, repair permissions, install a Combo update, or re-install the whole of macOS?
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