Changes to XProtect and XProtect Remediator in macOS 27 can appear puzzling. And why does it still get MRT from 2022? Plus details of firmware and Recovery systems.
XProtect
Apple has overnight released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5358, for all versions […]
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5357, now for all […]
Apple has just released its regular weekly update to XProtect, bringing it to version 5357. However, this week’s […]
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.
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?
