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Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Just after pushing its earlier update to Gatekeeper’s data, Apple has just pushed an update to its malware […]

June 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to both XProtect and MRT

Apple has pushed two updates overnight, to the ‘Yara’ data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number […]

May 2, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

A day after updating Gatekeeper’s data, Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, […]

February 21, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, for macOS, bringing its version number […]

February 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Year on My Mac: Out with the old, in with the new

Eighteen new apps for free download – it hasn’t been a bad year. But Apple needs to fix its App Store, as well as delivering new iMacs and the Mac Pro in 2019. And did I mention security?

December 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Where do Apple’s recent security updates leave macOS?

Apple appears to be maintaining MRT, but hasn’t changed detection signatures in XProtect for 9 months. What does this mean for the security of macOS and its users?

December 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has just pushed an update to its malware removal tool, MRT, for macOS, bringing its version number […]

December 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Notarization, security and older macOS

What may be a robust strategy for security in macOS 10.15 might leave many users of older versions stranded. This needs discussion.

November 18, 2018 Macs, Technology

RIP XProtect and MRT?

XProtect hasn’t had any update to its detection signatures for over 7 months, and MRT hasn’t been updated for over 4 months. What is their future? Are they now tools of the past?

November 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Updates to macOS security software data: what has happened?

There’s been no update to MRT for almost 3 months, and none to XProtect’s data for over 6 months. Should we start paying for 3rd party products?

September 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

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