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What shouldn’t you see in your XProCheck results?

An interim guide to reading the results of anti-malware scans performed by macOS Catalina and later, using XProCheck.

September 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance

How macOS now has anti-malware scanners checking your Mac automatically many times each day for the most frequent malware.

August 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator security software. While XProtect is generally supported by […]

August 18, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

MRT and XProtect Remediator: an update

During this transition period, with both MRT and XProtect Remediator active on Macs running Catalina and later, what runs when?

August 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Is your Mac still secure from malware?

If you’re still running macOS Mojave or earlier, now is the time to take action to ensure your Mac maintains protection against malware.

August 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

The State of Mac Security

The silly season is upon us, and a perfect time to check your Macs are fully up to date and protected, and to plan any macOS updates before the autumn/fall.

July 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Changing anti-malware tools in macOS

Out with the old MRT, and in with the new XProtect Remediator, which seems on a course for full function this fall, with the release of Ventura.

July 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator security software. While XProtect is generally supported by […]

June 30, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just pushed the first solo XProtect Remediator update

The first update to Apple’s new security software delivered outside a macOS update brings a leap in version number suggesting it’s now fully activated in Monterey and later.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Introducing XProtect Remediator, successor to MRT

MRT’s days appear numbered. On 14 March this year, Apple released its successor – a new version of XProtect, which now does the lot.

June 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

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