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Hunting malware protection in the log

How to hunt key log entries for an unknown process, how you can discover whether XProtect Remediator is scanning your Mac, and how to check its results.

September 1, 2022 Macs, Technology

How can I bring my Mac up to date with firmware and system updates?

Keeping your Mac up to date is essential if it’s to benefit from latest security fixes and protection against malware. How to deal with problems.

August 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance

How macOS now has anti-malware scanners checking your Mac automatically many times each day for the most frequent malware.

August 30, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Security updates are down again

Over the last three months, of the nine security updates to XProtect pushed by Apple, only one has been delivered and installed correctly through my Monterey Content Caching server

August 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Has Apple broken Content Caching server updates again?

Have your Macs all installed last week’s security data updates to XProtect? If they get them through your Content Caching server, they might not have.

August 23, 2022 Macs, Technology

Recent security updates: how unusual?

Panic-ridden reports have spread to general and even local news media about last week’s security updates. Are they that unusual, special, or alarming?

August 20, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator security software. While XProtect is generally supported by […]

August 18, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

MRT and XProtect Remediator: an update

During this transition period, with both MRT and XProtect Remediator active on Macs running Catalina and later, what runs when?

August 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Is your Mac still secure from malware?

If you’re still running macOS Mojave or earlier, now is the time to take action to ensure your Mac maintains protection against malware.

August 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Has Apple fixed recent Software Update problems?

Apple appears to have fixed recent problems installing XProtect and other security updates for some users at least. What if you’re still suffering problems?

August 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

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