Three different XProtects, and one of them now duplicated – two sets of data in two locations, updated by two different systems from two different services. Which is which, and what gets updated when.
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Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to […]
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to […]
How can you run apps and executable code that hasn’t been notarised? Can you also run those with broken signatures, or none at all? And do the controls actually disable Gatekeeper or XProtect?
The latest XProtect update brings behavioural detection of malware, and extends assurance of app identification beyond notarisation. For some but not all Macs.
A new file in the latest XProtect data is set to protect private data used by eight widely used third-party apps, including popular web browsers. But which version of macOS will do this?
macOS Sequoia and Tahoe have changed the way Gatekeeper and XProtect are controlled. Can a user disable them, and if so, how? And how can you check whether both are enabled?
Apple has just released its weekly update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
A macOS update has just been announced, but your Mac can’t seem to find it. Here’s what to try next, so you can bring your Mac up to date. Includes details of log entries during a normal check.
The commands to use with softwareupdate to download and install different types of update and complete macOS installers. And how to deal with XProtect in Sequoia and later.
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