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XProtect has changed again in macOS Sequoia 15.2

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.

December 19, 2024 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 5284, […]

December 17, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is that authentication request genuine or fake?

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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.

October 23, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

October 16, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is there more XProtection in Sequoia?

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.

October 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan to Sonoma, […]

September 18, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

XProtect updates are available again

XProtect updates are available in the normal way for macOS Sonoma and earlier, to version 5272, and for Sequoia to either 5272 or 5273.

September 18, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for Sequoia only, bringing it to version 5273. Apple doesn’t […]

September 16, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

September 3, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Launching apps in Sonoma 14.6.1: Known malware

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Three malicious apps – Atomic Stealer, Genieo and XCSSET – against macOS 14.6.1, with full security, SIP disabled, and Gatekeeper disabled.

August 29, 2024 Macs, Technology

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