If you can’t upgrade it to Sonoma, how can you ensure your production Mac doesn’t get upgraded unintentionally?
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What you need to know about the 3 XProtects: classic, Remediator and BehaviourService, and full details of what we know about XPR 122.
If you want to install some updates but not all, this version adds two improvements to help you do that without unintentionally downloading what you don’t want.
How it checks whether your Mac’s firmware and security protection are current, and screens for major security issues.
Neither its man page or usage information are complete or correct. Here’s how to check for available updates and install them using softwareupdate.
Why XProtect Remediator scans can report BadPluginServiceSignature status_code 31 and abort, and why you don’t need to do anything about it.
As macOS doesn’t have a dashboard to warn you of dangerous security settings, it’s worth checking them. Here’s what to look for, and how to correct them.
Adds support for Sonoma, and removes precautions to deal with broken updates from Content Caching servers.
In June 2022, Apple retired MRT and replaced it with XProtect Remediator. Here’s all you need to know about this new tool and what it does.
These now analyse log reports from XProtect Remediator more robustly, and are more discerning in ranking them, so clearer to use.
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