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Apple has pushed silent updates to MRT and XProtect

Apple has recently pushed another set of silent updates to the data files for security systems in macOS […]

August 25, 2017 Macs, Technology

Mac malware gets more professional: DOK.C fakes the App Store

You are most unlikely to come across this new variant of OSX/Dok, but it has some very worrying new features.

July 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons: Closing the vulnerability

OS X and macOS make it very easy for malware to make itself persistent. It’s time for High Sierra to improve protection of the user.

June 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed out silent security updates

Apple has just pushed two security updates, and a Chinese Word List update. The security updates bring its […]

June 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes update to XProtect data

Apple has, over the last twenty-four hours or so, pushed another update to the XProtect data for macOS […]

May 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Malware has got the upper hand

Most current strategies for detecting and dealing with malware are flawed, and cannot keep pace with new malware variants. What would be better?

May 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Did you download HandBrake recently? You might have got malware instead

If you visited the HandBrake download site between 2-6 May 2017, there is an even chance that instead […]

May 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Malware: OSX/Dok isn’t done yet

The recent appearance of new malware affecting macOS, in two variants of OSX/Dok, seemed to be under control. […]

May 5, 2017 Macs, Technology

More new Mac malware expected soon: OSX.Snake?

Spring is obviously the season for the detection of new malware affecting macOS and OS X users. This […]

May 3, 2017 Macs, Technology

More new malware: OSX.Dok.B or OSX.Bella, but we’re already protected

Apple’s recent updates to XProtect and MRT covered not only OSX/Dok, the new Trojan discovered by Ofer Caspi […]

May 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

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