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Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has pushed an update today to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.69.3, dated […]

October 30, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has pushed an update today to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

October 29, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

XProtect: What do we know about it?

Where to find its data files, what each contains and does, when XProtect is called to scan software, and a list of known malware it should detect.

October 27, 2020 Macs, Technology

What happened with security updates and HP printer software?

Why many had problems, what they are exactly, what you can do about them, and how they should be prevented.

October 26, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Are silent security updates a vulnerability?

The update to MRT 1.68 has caused problems with many Macs. Even if their cause is discovered, fixing them is usually long and complex. That silent security update is causing a denial of service.

October 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

MRT: what do we know about it?

The macOS Malware Removal Tool – what is it, where is it, what does it do and how does it run? And a curious story about its recent past, when it was used to remove non-malware.

October 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight version 1.11 now supports individual updates

New feature: an updater window which allows you to download and install individual named updates, rather than having to install all that are available.

October 21, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Precize version 1.11 can now help identify sparse files

Now shows the space taken on disk, which makes it easy to identify sparse files.

October 20, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has pushed two updates today, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

October 19, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Mints now provides better volume info, and looks at task scheduling

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Adds a new log view of background task scheduling and dispatch, greatly improves volume info, and fixes a rare crash.

October 12, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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