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.
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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.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5289, […]
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.
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.
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.
Why do some Macs apparently not have Unified log files? Maybe it’s because they’re being deleted by a misguided housekeeping app. Here’s what is going wrong, and what you should do to avoid that.
Some services can only be run when a MacBook Air or Pro is awake and running on mains (AC) power. Here’s a list, and what you can do to ensure their work still gets done.
Scans used to take just a few minutes, but even on a fast M4 Pro now usually take more than half an hour. What is XProtect Remediator up to?
After setting a record of 29 updates through the year, XProtect’s Yara rules have grown from about 195 in 167 KB of text to 328 in 921 KB. Here are other details for the other XProtects, Gatekeeper and more.
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