How to check secure boot, SIP, Gatekeeper/XProtect, its SSV, FileVault, macOS and its firmware, and XProtect Remediator scans.
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Whether a quarantined and notarized app undergoes translocation, Tahoe doesn’t run XProtect checks to determine if it’s malicious. And how to tell when an app is running from translocation.
Apple has released its weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5318. As usual, it doesn’t release […]
Apple has released its weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5317. As usual, it doesn’t release […]
Some apps have become very slow to launch in recent versions of macOS. It has been suggested that this might be improved in Tahoe. Is that confirmed by evidence?
Apple has just released macOS 26.0.1 Tahoe, which fixes the problem upgrading to 26.0 on Mac Studio M3 […]
When can you expect to see the next updates to macOS Tahoe, and security updates for Sequoia and Sonoma? Here’s a tentative calendar, and how to spot them in advance.
Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5316. As usual, it doesn’t […]
At 18:00 on 16 September, XProtect 5315 was released for all Macs. Sequoia systems were unable to update for 24 hours, and Tahoe silently updated when it felt like it. How come?
XProtect, XProtect Remediator, XProtect Behaviour Service, kernel extension excludes, incompatible apps, and some historical remnants, including a database that’s downloaded then vanishes.
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