Stepping through the key stages of opening an app in High Sierra. First, a ‘regular’ open, then with the quarantine flag, showing Gatekeeper checks and translocation.
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One of the basic checks which all malware protection should make is whether apps and other code have […]
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Gatekeeper doesn’t seem interested in extended attributes attached to the contents of signed apps – the signature remains valid. Could this be exploited?
Test versions of LockRattler and T2M2 which shouldn’t have any problems getting out of Gatekeeper’s quarantine.
Does Xcode 8.3 deal with the many problems in 8.2.1? Is Swift 3.1 much better than 3.0?
Another epic journey, this time to make an Installer package for my Blowhole command tool.
Two apps from the same developer, both reported as being validly signed. But Gatekeeper claims one is from an “unidentified developer”.
Another ‘scripting’ exercise in Swift starts with time wasted sorting out signing. But it does get better after that.
Are advertisers now deliberately delivering unwanted crapware to those using ad and tracker blockers?
The Eclectic Light Company 