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OverSight: watching out for those watching you

Some malware is downright sinister, even though the damage it does may not be particularly serious. For OS […]

October 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes out silent updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple pushed out silent updates to the hidden security protection built into Sierra and El Capitan on 1 […]

October 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes new set of ‘silent’ protection updates for Sierra

Apple has today pushed out five silent updates to the hidden security protection built into Sierra – and, […]

September 21, 2016 Macs, Technology

On the eve of Sierra: macOS security is now central

In the last three weeks, Apple has had to push out 6 sets of silent security updates. This is unprecedented and sets the goal for Sierra to be more secure.

September 19, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes silent protection updates

In the last day or so, Apple has pushed out three silent updates to the hidden security protection […]

September 17, 2016 Macs, Technology

New OS X malware: Mokes A, a powerful backdoor

Stefan Ortloff of Kaspersky Lab’s SecureList has just announced the discovery of new malware which affects OS X, […]

September 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

Another malicious version of Transmission

You may recall an earlier infected version of the BitTorrent client Transmission. History has now almost repeated itself: […]

August 30, 2016 Macs, Technology

Is crapware now the price of blocking tracking?

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Are advertisers now deliberately delivering unwanted crapware to those using ad and tracker blockers?

August 30, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

New Mac malware: Mac File Opener, or OSX.FakeFileOpener

Thomas Reed, of Malwarebytes Labs, has recently announced detection of new malware which runs on OS X, including […]

August 23, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Banned browser extensions

XProtect also protects your Mac from many adware and other unwanted Safari extensions. Here is the list, and details of them.

August 2, 2016 Macs, Technology

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