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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 5309, […]

August 5, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What happened to XProtect this week?

A slew of new rules to detect novel malware, four changes to behavioural detection. This has been an unusual week for security data updates.

July 11, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released major updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5304, […]

July 8, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

What to expect of XProtects?

Classic XProtect, XProtect Remediator, and XProtect behavioural with Bastion rules – a rundown on developments over the last year and where they’re going next.

May 23, 2025 General, Macs, Technology

XProtect Remediator has changed its behaviour

Since the update to XProtect Remediator version 151, many have seen warnings of a plugin being cancelled. This explains how that happens, and what you can do about it.

March 11, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Increasingly insecure in Sequoia

XProtect’s updates are now less timely and reliable than they were in previous versions of macOS, leaving some Macs not updated for over 48 hours after release of a new version.

March 9, 2025 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 5289, […]

March 4, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Watch your background: Scheduling XProtect Remediator scans

How does XProtect Remediator scan your Mac once a day? What has gone wrong when it doesn’t appear to work? Explained from its property lists to its three different types of scan.

February 5, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What happened with XProtect?

If it’s running Sequoia, a Mac most likely installed update to Sequoia silently. However, it could still download the Software Update version, as explained here.

February 2, 2025 Macs, Technology

Watch your background: background activities with DAS-CTS

There’s normally more than 500 background activities, like Time Machine backups and XProtect Remediator scans, waiting for dispatch in the list maintained by DAS. How this works.

January 29, 2025 Macs, Technology

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