Month in Review: Apple Security in August 2017
In the wake of the Black Hat and DEF CON events in July, one might expect that August 2017...
Tag Archives: XProtect
Apple Updates XProtect to Block New Leverage Malware Variant
Following the discovery of a new version of OSX/Leverage, a backdoor first spotted in 2013, Apple has issued an...
Apple Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for NetWeirdRC
Apple has updated its XProtect malware definitions file to version 2082 to provide rudimentary protection against certain Mac threats....
Apple Updates XProtect to Detect Microsoft Silverlight Exploit
Following the discovery of a Microsoft Silverlight exploit, Apple has updated its XProtect.plist malware definitions file to version 2073....
Apple Updates XProtect Definitions for XcodeGhost Malware
Apple has updated its XProtect.plist definitions file to version 2068, providing OS X with basic detection for the XcodeGhost...
Apple Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for iWorm Botnet
Apple has released an update to its XProtect.plist definitions file to provide Mac OS X with basic detection for iWorm...
Apple Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for Leverage Trojan
Following the appearance of a new Leverage trojan, Apple has issued an update to its Xprotect malware definitions. This...
Apple Updates XProtect to Block Vulnerable Java Versions
Apple has released an update to its XProtect component of Mac OS X to block certain outdated versions of...
Apple Updates XProtect to Detect Yontoo Adware
It's amusing that something whose name sounds an awful lot like Texas slang asking if "you want to" (y'ontoo...
Old Adobe Flash Versions Now Also Blocked by XProtect
It's not just old Java plugins getting the boot on OS X – now old Adobe Flash plugin versions...