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Checking macOS malware scans: Endpoint Security or the log?

Changes in Endpoint Security in Ventura allow it to be used to monitor the results of anti-malware scans performed by XProtect Remediator. Are they better than the log?

December 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Rolling logs and anti-malware scans

Checking your Mac’s log assumes that the records are still there. What happens when they only last 24 hours, and you’re looking for anti-malware scans run once a day?

December 21, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Everything you need to know about XProtect’s malware protection

All about XProtect, and its new sibling XProtect Remediator, which macOS they come with, what they do, and how to check them and keep them up to date.

November 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: A quiet word about help

Writing good documentation often takes longer than coding and testing. Is it a good investment of time when documentation seems so little used? Is there a better way?

October 23, 2022 Macs, Technology

XProCheck 1.2 checks macOS malware scans better

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Reports the version of XProtect Remediator currently installed, improves log record checks, and now supports auto-update.

October 12, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

SnowDrift warnings: are they malware?

Two readers reported odd warnings when checking macOS malware scans. Are they significant, or errors? And what are the differences between XProtect and XProtect.app?

September 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

Interpreting XProCheck’s results and problems

What if you see no scans at all? Or just ‘private’ results? What should make you concerned, and what’s normal?

September 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

XProCheck 1.1 can now run XProtect Remediator scans on demand

New feature: run anti-malware scans when you want, and inspect their reports straight afterwards.

September 15, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

What shouldn’t you see in your XProCheck results?

An interim guide to reading the results of anti-malware scans performed by macOS Catalina and later, using XProCheck.

September 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

XProCheck: a new utility to inspect anti-malware scans

A new utility to quickly check all the anti-malware scans completed on your Mac over the last day or longer. Free of course.

September 5, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

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